جعبة

See also: جعبه

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج ع ب (j-ʕ-b), meaning “to overturn”, “to pour out or empty”; from the pouring out of ammunition.

Noun

جَعْبَة or جُعْبَة • (jaʕba or juʕba) f (plural جِعَاب (jiʕāb))

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

Declension

Declension of noun جَعْبَة (jaʕba)‎; جُعْبَة (juʕba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَعْبَة‎; جُعْبَة jaʕba‎; juʕba	الْجَعْبَة‎; الْجُعْبَة al-jaʕba‎; al-juʕba	جَعْبَة‎; جُعْبَة jaʕbat‎; juʕbat
Nominative	جَعْبَةٌ‎; جُعْبَةٌ jaʕbatun‎; juʕbatun	الْجَعْبَةُ‎; الْجُعْبَةُ al-jaʕbatu‎; al-juʕbatu	جَعْبَةُ‎; جُعْبَةُ jaʕbatu‎; juʕbatu
Accusative	جَعْبَةً‎; جُعْبَةً jaʕbatan‎; juʕbatan	الْجَعْبَةَ‎; الْجُعْبَةَ al-jaʕbata‎; al-juʕbata	جَعْبَةَ‎; جُعْبَةَ jaʕbata‎; juʕbata
Genitive	جَعْبَةٍ‎; جُعْبَةٍ jaʕbatin‎; juʕbatin	الْجَعْبَةِ‎; الْجُعْبَةِ al-jaʕbati‎; al-juʕbati	جَعْبَةِ‎; جُعْبَةِ jaʕbati‎; juʕbati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَعْبَتَيْن‎; جُعْبَتَيْن jaʕbatayn‎; juʕbatayn	الْجَعْبَتَيْن‎; الْجُعْبَتَيْن al-jaʕbatayn‎; al-juʕbatayn	جَعْبَتَيْ‎; جُعْبَتَيْ jaʕbatay‎; juʕbatay
Nominative	جَعْبَتَانِ‎; جُعْبَتَانِ jaʕbatāni‎; juʕbatāni	الْجَعْبَتَانِ‎; الْجُعْبَتَانِ al-jaʕbatāni‎; al-juʕbatāni	جَعْبَتَا‎; جُعْبَتَا jaʕbatā‎; juʕbatā
Accusative	جَعْبَتَيْنِ‎; جُعْبَتَيْنِ jaʕbatayni‎; juʕbatayni	الْجَعْبَتَيْنِ‎; الْجُعْبَتَيْنِ al-jaʕbatayni‎; al-juʕbatayni	جَعْبَتَيْ‎; جُعْبَتَيْ jaʕbatay‎; juʕbatay
Genitive	جَعْبَتَيْنِ‎; جُعْبَتَيْنِ jaʕbatayni‎; juʕbatayni	الْجَعْبَتَيْنِ‎; الْجُعْبَتَيْنِ al-jaʕbatayni‎; al-juʕbatayni	جَعْبَتَيْ‎; جُعْبَتَيْ jaʕbatay‎; juʕbatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِعَاب jiʕāb	الْجِعَاب al-jiʕāb	جِعَاب jiʕāb
Nominative	جِعَابٌ jiʕābun	الْجِعَابُ al-jiʕābu	جِعَابُ jiʕābu
Accusative	جِعَابًا jiʕāban	الْجِعَابَ al-jiʕāba	جِعَابَ jiʕāba
Genitive	جِعَابٍ jiʕābin	الْجِعَابِ al-jiʕābi	جِعَابِ jiʕābi

Descendants

• → Old Galician-Portuguese: aljava
  • Galician: alxaba
  • Portuguese: aljava
• → Persian: جعبه (ja'ba)
• → 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