كبت

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Arabic

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Verb

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كَبَتَ (kabata) I, non-past يَكْبِتُ‎ (yakbitu)

  1. to curb, to keep back, to suppress
    كَبَتَ ضَحْكَةًkabata ḍaḥkatanHe suppressed laughter.

Conjugation

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Noun

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كَبْت (kabtm

  1. verbal noun of كَبَتَ (kabata) (form I)

Declension

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Gulf Arabic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English cupboard.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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كبت (kabatm (dual كبتين (kabatēn), plural كبتات (kabatāt))

  1. closet

References

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  1. ^ عبد الله صالح [Abdullah Saleh] (2012) “حرف الكاف [Letter Kaf]”, in الليوان, Kuwait: Platinum Book, →ISBN, page 79

Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ك ب ت
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic كَبْتْ (kabt).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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كبت (kabtm

  1. suppression
  2. repression
    Synonym: َقَمْع (gamʕ)