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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