علبة

See also: غلبة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ل ب (ʕ-l-b).

Noun

عُلْبَة • (ʕulba) f (plural عُلَب (ʕulab) or عِلَاب (ʕilāb))

1. box, chest, trunk, can

Declension

Declension of noun عُلْبَة (ʕulba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُلْبَة ʕulba	الْعُلْبَة al-ʕulba	عُلْبَة ʕulbat
Nominative	عُلْبَةٌ ʕulbatun	الْعُلْبَةُ al-ʕulbatu	عُلْبَةُ ʕulbatu
Accusative	عُلْبَةً ʕulbatan	الْعُلْبَةَ al-ʕulbata	عُلْبَةَ ʕulbata
Genitive	عُلْبَةٍ ʕulbatin	الْعُلْبَةِ al-ʕulbati	عُلْبَةِ ʕulbati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُلْبَتَيْن ʕulbatayn	الْعُلْبَتَيْن al-ʕulbatayn	عُلْبَتَيْ ʕulbatay
Nominative	عُلْبَتَانِ ʕulbatāni	الْعُلْبَتَانِ al-ʕulbatāni	عُلْبَتَا ʕulbatā
Accusative	عُلْبَتَيْنِ ʕulbatayni	الْعُلْبَتَيْنِ al-ʕulbatayni	عُلْبَتَيْ ʕulbatay
Genitive	عُلْبَتَيْنِ ʕulbatayni	الْعُلْبَتَيْنِ al-ʕulbatayni	عُلْبَتَيْ ʕulbatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُلَب‎; عِلَاب ʕulab‎; ʕilāb	الْعُلَب‎; الْعِلَاب al-ʕulab‎; al-ʕilāb	عُلَب‎; عِلَاب ʕulab‎; ʕilāb
Nominative	عُلَبٌ‎; عِلَابٌ ʕulabun‎; ʕilābun	الْعُلَبُ‎; الْعِلَابُ al-ʕulabu‎; al-ʕilābu	عُلَبُ‎; عِلَابُ ʕulabu‎; ʕilābu
Accusative	عُلَبًا‎; عِلَابًا ʕulaban‎; ʕilāban	الْعُلَبَ‎; الْعِلَابَ al-ʕulaba‎; al-ʕilāba	عُلَبَ‎; عِلَابَ ʕulaba‎; ʕilāba
Genitive	عُلَبٍ‎; عِلَابٍ ʕulabin‎; ʕilābin	الْعُلَبِ‎; الْعِلَابِ al-ʕulabi‎; al-ʕilābi	عُلَبِ‎; عِلَابِ ʕulabi‎; ʕilābi

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عُلْبَة (ʕulba)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕulba/

Noun

عُلْبَة • (ʿulba)

1. container, can, box

Synonyms

• حُقْ (archaic)