جعبة

See also: جعبه

Arabic

Root
ج ع ب (j ʕ b)
1 term

Etymology

Compare Hebrew גָּבִיעַ (gavía, “goblet, chalice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaʕ.ba/

Noun

جَعْبَة • (jaʕba) f (plural جِعَاب (jiʕāb) or جَعْبَات (jaʕbāt) or جَعَبَات (jaʕabāt))

1. quiver (for arrows)

   Synonym: كِنَانَة (kināna)

   جَعْبَةُ ٱلسِّهَامِ ― jaʕbatu s-sihāmi ― arrow quiver

2. (firearms) holster
3. bandolier
4. pipe, tube
5. (figurative) repertoire, toolbox, arsenal, portfolio, disposal

   Synonym: مَخْزُون (maḵzūn)

   مِنْ جَعْبَتِهِ ― min jaʕbatihi ― in his arsenal

   أَظْهَرَ كُلَّ مَا فِي جَعْبَتِهِ مِنْ حُجَجٍ.

   ʔaẓhara kulla mā fī jaʕbatihi min ḥujajin.

   He showed all the arguments in his arsenal.

Declension

Declension of noun جَعْبَة (jaʕba)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَعْبَة jaʕba	الْجَعْبَة al-jaʕba	جَعْبَة jaʕbat
nominative	جَعْبَةٌ jaʕbatun	الْجَعْبَةُ al-jaʕbatu	جَعْبَةُ jaʕbatu
accusative	جَعْبَةً jaʕbatan	الْجَعْبَةَ al-jaʕbata	جَعْبَةَ jaʕbata
genitive	جَعْبَةٍ jaʕbatin	الْجَعْبَةِ al-jaʕbati	جَعْبَةِ jaʕbati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَعْبَتَيْن jaʕbatayn	الْجَعْبَتَيْن al-jaʕbatayn	جَعْبَتَيْ jaʕbatay
nominative	جَعْبَتَانِ jaʕbatāni	الْجَعْبَتَانِ al-jaʕbatāni	جَعْبَتَا jaʕbatā
accusative	جَعْبَتَيْنِ jaʕbatayni	الْجَعْبَتَيْنِ al-jaʕbatayni	جَعْبَتَيْ jaʕbatay
genitive	جَعْبَتَيْنِ jaʕbatayni	الْجَعْبَتَيْنِ al-jaʕbatayni	جَعْبَتَيْ jaʕbatay
plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جِعَاب‎; جَعْبَات‎; جَعَبَات jiʕāb‎; jaʕbāt‎; jaʕabāt	الْجِعَاب‎; الْجَعْبَات‎; الْجَعَبَات al-jiʕāb‎; al-jaʕbāt‎; al-jaʕabāt	جِعَاب‎; جَعْبَات‎; جَعَبَات jiʕāb‎; jaʕbāt‎; jaʕabāt
nominative	جِعَابٌ‎; جَعْبَاتٌ‎; جَعَبَاتٌ jiʕābun‎; jaʕbātun‎; jaʕabātun	الْجِعَابُ‎; الْجَعْبَاتُ‎; الْجَعَبَاتُ al-jiʕābu‎; al-jaʕbātu‎; al-jaʕabātu	جِعَابُ‎; جَعْبَاتُ‎; جَعَبَاتُ jiʕābu‎; jaʕbātu‎; jaʕabātu
accusative	جِعَابًا‎; جَعْبَاتٍ‎; جَعَبَاتٍ jiʕāban‎; jaʕbātin‎; jaʕabātin	الْجِعَابَ‎; الْجَعْبَاتِ‎; الْجَعَبَاتِ al-jiʕāba‎; al-jaʕbāti‎; al-jaʕabāti	جِعَابَ‎; جَعْبَاتِ‎; جَعَبَاتِ jiʕāba‎; jaʕbāti‎; jaʕabāti
genitive	جِعَابٍ‎; جَعْبَاتٍ‎; جَعَبَاتٍ jiʕābin‎; jaʕbātin‎; jaʕabātin	الْجِعَابِ‎; الْجَعْبَاتِ‎; الْجَعَبَاتِ al-jiʕābi‎; al-jaʕbāti‎; al-jaʕabāti	جِعَابِ‎; جَعْبَاتِ‎; جَعَبَاتِ jiʕābi‎; jaʕbāti‎; jaʕabāti

Descendants

• Moroccan Arabic: جعبة (jaʕba)
• → Classical Persian: جَعْبَه (ja'ba)
• → Old Galician-Portuguese: aljava
  • Galician: alxaba
  • Portuguese: aljava
• → Spanish: aljaba

References

• Freytag, Georg (1830), “جعبة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 281

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ج ع ب
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic جَعْبَة (jaʕba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒaʕ.ba/

Noun

جعبة • (jaʕba) f (plural جعاب (jʕāb) or جعابي (jʕābi) or جعبات (jaʕbāt))

1. pipe, tube
2. barrel (metallic tube of a gun)