كب

See also: کت‎, گپ‎, گت‎, and کب‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ك ب ب‎ (k-b-b).

Verb

كَبَّ • (kabba) I, non-past يَكُبُّ‎‎ (yakubbu)

  1. to prostrate, to cause to go lie downwards, to spill
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 27:90:
      ‏وَمَن جَاءَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ فَكُبَّتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ فِي النَّارِ هَلْ تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ‎
      waman jāʔa bi-s-sayyiʔati fakubbat wujūhuhum fī n-nāri hal tujzawna ʔillā mā kuntum taʕmalūna
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  2. to cover with a lid

Conjugation

Noun

كَبّ • (kabb) m

  1. verbal noun of كَبَّ (kabba) (form I)

Declension

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَبَّ‎ (kabba).

Pronunciation

Verb

كب • (kabb) (imperfect يكب‎ (ykubb))

  1. to spill (a liquid)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
ك ب ب‎
2 terms

From Arabic كَبَّ‎ (kabba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kabː/

Verb

كب • (kabb) (form I, non-past يكب‎ (ykubb))

  1. to pour out
    Synonym: صب‎ (ṣabb)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of كب
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m كبّيت‎ (kabbīt) كبّيتي‎ (kabbīti) كبّ (kabb) كبّينا‎ (kabbīna) كبّيتوا‎ (kabbītu) كبّوا‎ (kabbu)
f كبّت‎ (kabbāt)
non-past m نكبّ‎ (nkubb) تكبّ‎ (tkubb) يكبّ‎ (ykubb) نكبّوا‎ (nkubbu) تكبّوا‎ (tkubbu) يكبّوا‎ (ykubbu)
f تكبّي‎ (tkubbi) تكبّ‎ (tkubb)
imperative m كبّ (kubb) كبّوا‎ (kubbu)
f كبّي‎ (kubbi)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ك ب ب‎

Etymology

From Arabic كَبَّ‎ (kabba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kabb/, [kab]
  • (file)

Verb

كبّ • (kabb) (form I, present بكبّ‎ (bikibb) or بكبّ‎ (bikobb))

  1. (transitive) to spill, to [pour out]
    Synonym: صبّ‎ (ṣabb)
    ‏كبّ قهوة على الشرشف.‎‎
    kabb ʔahwe ʕala aš-šaršaf
    He spilled coffee on the tablecloth!
  2. to toss, to throw away
    ‏هادا خربان. كبّه!‎‎
    hāda ḵarbān. kibbo!
    That's gone bad. Throw it out!

Usage notes

  • The non-past forms of this verb are typically pronounced with the vowel “i” by Palestinians and “u” by Jordanians.[1]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of كبّ (kabb)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m كبّيت (kabbēt) كبّيت (kabbēt) كبّ (kabb) كبّينا (kabbēna) كبّيتو (kabbētu) كبّو (kabbu)
f كبّيتي (kabbēti) كبّت (kabbat)
present m بكبّ (bakibb) بتكبّ (bitkibb) بكبّ (bikibb) منكبّ (minkibb) بتكبّو (bitkibbu) بكبّو (bikibbu)
f بتكبّي (bitkibbi) بتكبّ (bitkibb)
subjunctive m اكبّ (akibb) تكبّ (tkibb) يكبّ (ykibb) نكبّ (nkibb) تكبّو (tkibbu) يكبّو (ykibbu)
f تكبّي (tkibbi) تكبّ (tkibb)
imperative m كبّ (kibb) كبّو (kibbu)
f كبّي (kibbi)
    Conjugation of كبّ (kabb)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m كبّيت (kabbēt) كبّيت (kabbēt) كبّ (kabb) كبّينا (kabbēna) كبّيتو (kabbētu) كبّو (kabbu)
f كبّيتي (kabbēti) كبّت (kabbat)
present m بكبّ (bakobb) بتكبّ (bitkobb) بكبّ (bikobb) منكبّ (minkobb) بتكبّو (bitkobbu) بكبّو (bikobbu)
f بتكبّي (bitkobbi) بتكبّ (bitkobb)
subjunctive m اكبّ (akobb) تكبّ (tkobb) يكبّ (ykobb) نكبّ (nkobb) تكبّو (tkobbu) يكبّو (ykobbu)
f تكبّي (tkobbi) تكبّ (tkobb)
imperative m كبّ (kobb) كبّو (kobbu)
f كبّي (kobbi)

References

  1. Fridrik E. Tiedemann (2015) The 101 Most Used Verbs In Spoken Arabic: Jordan and Palestine, Amman: The Author, →ISBN, page 155
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