كبة

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See also: كبه, کپه, گته, and گبه

Arabic

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Etymology

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From the root ك ب ب (k-b-b) related to toppling, rolling, or from كَبَاب (kabāb, roast meat, kebab) in the meatball sense, but this may also be from that root.

Noun

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كَبَّة or كُبَّة (kabba or kubbaf (plural كُبَب (kubab)) (obsolete)

  1. a crowd of humans or horses
  2. a compression, a crowding, a pushing forward as into battle, vehemence
  3. a focal point – such as even of fire

Declension

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Noun

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كِبَّة or كُبَّة (kibba or kubbaf (plural كِبَب (kibab) or كُبَب (kubab))

  1. ball, globule, spherule, pellet
  2. kibbeh, a meat-heavy dumpling
  3. (obsolete) bubo, plague-tumor

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Derived terms

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  • كُبَيْبَة (kubayba)
  • ? كُبَابَة (kubāba)

References

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