كبس

See also: كبش

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ك ب س (k-b-s). The “intercalation” meaning is a semantic loan from Classical Syriac ܟܒܰܫ (kḇaš) – the etymologically corresponding verb in Syriac – and its derivatives.

Noun

كَبْس • (kabs) m

1. verbal noun of كَبَسَ (kabasa) (form I)
2. pressure, squeeze, pressing
3. raid, attack
4. pickling, preservation (in vinegar, etc.)
5. intercalation

Declension

Declension of noun كَبْس (kabs)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَبْس kabs	الْكَبْس al-kabs	كَبْس kabs
Nominative	كَبْسٌ kabsun	الْكَبْسُ al-kabsu	كَبْسُ kabsu
Accusative	كَبْسًا kabsan	الْكَبْسَ al-kabsa	كَبْسَ kabsa
Genitive	كَبْسٍ kabsin	الْكَبْسِ al-kabsi	كَبْسِ kabsi

Verb

كَبَسَ • (kabasa) I (non-past يَكْبِسُ (yakbisu), verbal noun كَبْس (kabs))

1. to press, to exert pressure, to squeeze
2. to attack, to raid
3. to intercalate
4. to pickle, to preserve (in vinegar, etc.)
5. to marinate
6. to conserve

Conjugation

    Conjugation of كَبَسَ (I, sound, a ~ i, full passive, verbal noun كَبْس)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						كَبْس kabs
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						كَابِس kābis
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَكْبُوس makbūs
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كَبَسْتُ kabastu	كَبَسْتَ kabasta	كَبَسَ kabasa		كَبَسْتُمَا kabastumā	كَبَسَا kabasā		كَبَسْنَا kabasnā	كَبَسْتُمْ kabastum	كَبَسُوا kabasū
	f		كَبَسْتِ kabasti	كَبَسَتْ kabasat			كَبَسَتَا kabasatā			كَبَسْتُنَّ kabastunna	كَبَسْنَ kabasna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَكْبِسُ ʔakbisu	تَكْبِسُ takbisu	يَكْبِسُ yakbisu		تَكْبِسَانِ takbisāni	يَكْبِسَانِ yakbisāni		نَكْبِسُ nakbisu	تَكْبِسُونَ takbisūna	يَكْبِسُونَ yakbisūna
	f		تَكْبِسِينَ takbisīna	تَكْبِسُ takbisu			تَكْبِسَانِ takbisāni			تَكْبِسْنَ takbisna	يَكْبِسْنَ yakbisna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَكْبِسَ ʔakbisa	تَكْبِسَ takbisa	يَكْبِسَ yakbisa		تَكْبِسَا takbisā	يَكْبِسَا yakbisā		نَكْبِسَ nakbisa	تَكْبِسُوا takbisū	يَكْبِسُوا yakbisū
	f		تَكْبِسِي takbisī	تَكْبِسَ takbisa			تَكْبِسَا takbisā			تَكْبِسْنَ takbisna	يَكْبِسْنَ yakbisna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَكْبِسْ ʔakbis	تَكْبِسْ takbis	يَكْبِسْ yakbis		تَكْبِسَا takbisā	يَكْبِسَا yakbisā		نَكْبِسْ nakbis	تَكْبِسُوا takbisū	يَكْبِسُوا yakbisū
	f		تَكْبِسِي takbisī	تَكْبِسْ takbis			تَكْبِسَا takbisā			تَكْبِسْنَ takbisna	يَكْبِسْنَ yakbisna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِكْبِسْ ikbis			اِكْبِسَا ikbisā				اِكْبِسُوا ikbisū
	f		اِكْبِسِي ikbisī							اِكْبِسْنَ ikbisna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كُبِسْتُ kubistu	كُبِسْتَ kubista	كُبِسَ kubisa		كُبِسْتُمَا kubistumā	كُبِسَا kubisā		كُبِسْنَا kubisnā	كُبِسْتُمْ kubistum	كُبِسُوا kubisū
	f		كُبِسْتِ kubisti	كُبِسَتْ kubisat			كُبِسَتَا kubisatā			كُبِسْتُنَّ kubistunna	كُبِسْنَ kubisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكْبَسُ ʔukbasu	تُكْبَسُ tukbasu	يُكْبَسُ yukbasu		تُكْبَسَانِ tukbasāni	يُكْبَسَانِ yukbasāni		نُكْبَسُ nukbasu	تُكْبَسُونَ tukbasūna	يُكْبَسُونَ yukbasūna
	f		تُكْبَسِينَ tukbasīna	تُكْبَسُ tukbasu			تُكْبَسَانِ tukbasāni			تُكْبَسْنَ tukbasna	يُكْبَسْنَ yukbasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكْبَسَ ʔukbasa	تُكْبَسَ tukbasa	يُكْبَسَ yukbasa		تُكْبَسَا tukbasā	يُكْبَسَا yukbasā		نُكْبَسَ nukbasa	تُكْبَسُوا tukbasū	يُكْبَسُوا yukbasū
	f		تُكْبَسِي tukbasī	تُكْبَسَ tukbasa			تُكْبَسَا tukbasā			تُكْبَسْنَ tukbasna	يُكْبَسْنَ yukbasna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكْبَسْ ʔukbas	تُكْبَسْ tukbas	يُكْبَسْ yukbas		تُكْبَسَا tukbasā	يُكْبَسَا yukbasā		نُكْبَسْ nukbas	تُكْبَسُوا tukbasū	يُكْبَسُوا yukbasū
	f		تُكْبَسِي tukbasī	تُكْبَسْ tukbas			تُكْبَسَا tukbasā			تُكْبَسْنَ tukbasna	يُكْبَسْنَ yukbasna

Derived terms

• كَبْسَة (kabsa)

Verb

كَبَّسَ • (kabbasa) II (non-past يُكَبِّسُ (yukabbisu), verbal noun تَكْبِيس (takbīs))

1. to press hard, to squeeze hard
2. to massage

Conjugation

    Conjugation of كَبَّسَ (II, sound, full passive (?), verbal noun تَكْبِيس)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَكْبِيس takbīs
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُكَبِّس mukabbis
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُكَبَّس mukabbas
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كَبَّسْتُ kabbastu	كَبَّسْتَ kabbasta	كَبَّسَ kabbasa		كَبَّسْتُمَا kabbastumā	كَبَّسَا kabbasā		كَبَّسْنَا kabbasnā	كَبَّسْتُمْ kabbastum	كَبَّسُوا kabbasū
	f		كَبَّسْتِ kabbasti	كَبَّسَتْ kabbasat			كَبَّسَتَا kabbasatā			كَبَّسْتُنَّ kabbastunna	كَبَّسْنَ kabbasna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَبِّسُ ʔukabbisu	تُكَبِّسُ tukabbisu	يُكَبِّسُ yukabbisu		تُكَبِّسَانِ tukabbisāni	يُكَبِّسَانِ yukabbisāni		نُكَبِّسُ nukabbisu	تُكَبِّسُونَ tukabbisūna	يُكَبِّسُونَ yukabbisūna
	f		تُكَبِّسِينَ tukabbisīna	تُكَبِّسُ tukabbisu			تُكَبِّسَانِ tukabbisāni			تُكَبِّسْنَ tukabbisna	يُكَبِّسْنَ yukabbisna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَبِّسَ ʔukabbisa	تُكَبِّسَ tukabbisa	يُكَبِّسَ yukabbisa		تُكَبِّسَا tukabbisā	يُكَبِّسَا yukabbisā		نُكَبِّسَ nukabbisa	تُكَبِّسُوا tukabbisū	يُكَبِّسُوا yukabbisū
	f		تُكَبِّسِي tukabbisī	تُكَبِّسَ tukabbisa			تُكَبِّسَا tukabbisā			تُكَبِّسْنَ tukabbisna	يُكَبِّسْنَ yukabbisna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَبِّسْ ʔukabbis	تُكَبِّسْ tukabbis	يُكَبِّسْ yukabbis		تُكَبِّسَا tukabbisā	يُكَبِّسَا yukabbisā		نُكَبِّسْ nukabbis	تُكَبِّسُوا tukabbisū	يُكَبِّسُوا yukabbisū
	f		تُكَبِّسِي tukabbisī	تُكَبِّسْ tukabbis			تُكَبِّسَا tukabbisā			تُكَبِّسْنَ tukabbisna	يُكَبِّسْنَ yukabbisna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		كَبِّسْ kabbis			كَبِّسَا kabbisā				كَبِّسُوا kabbisū
	f		كَبِّسِي kabbisī							كَبِّسْنَ kabbisna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كُبِّسْتُ kubbistu	كُبِّسْتَ kubbista	كُبِّسَ kubbisa		كُبِّسْتُمَا kubbistumā	كُبِّسَا kubbisā		كُبِّسْنَا kubbisnā	كُبِّسْتُمْ kubbistum	كُبِّسُوا kubbisū
	f		كُبِّسْتِ kubbisti	كُبِّسَتْ kubbisat			كُبِّسَتَا kubbisatā			كُبِّسْتُنَّ kubbistunna	كُبِّسْنَ kubbisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَبَّسُ ʔukabbasu	تُكَبَّسُ tukabbasu	يُكَبَّسُ yukabbasu		تُكَبَّسَانِ tukabbasāni	يُكَبَّسَانِ yukabbasāni		نُكَبَّسُ nukabbasu	تُكَبَّسُونَ tukabbasūna	يُكَبَّسُونَ yukabbasūna
	f		تُكَبَّسِينَ tukabbasīna	تُكَبَّسُ tukabbasu			تُكَبَّسَانِ tukabbasāni			تُكَبَّسْنَ tukabbasna	يُكَبَّسْنَ yukabbasna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَبَّسَ ʔukabbasa	تُكَبَّسَ tukabbasa	يُكَبَّسَ yukabbasa		تُكَبَّسَا tukabbasā	يُكَبَّسَا yukabbasā		نُكَبَّسَ nukabbasa	تُكَبَّسُوا tukabbasū	يُكَبَّسُوا yukabbasū
	f		تُكَبَّسِي tukabbasī	تُكَبَّسَ tukabbasa			تُكَبَّسَا tukabbasā			تُكَبَّسْنَ tukabbasna	يُكَبَّسْنَ yukabbasna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَبَّسْ ʔukabbas	تُكَبَّسْ tukabbas	يُكَبَّسْ yukabbas		تُكَبَّسَا tukabbasā	يُكَبَّسَا yukabbasā		نُكَبَّسْ nukabbas	تُكَبَّسُوا tukabbasū	يُكَبَّسُوا yukabbasū
	f		تُكَبَّسِي tukabbasī	تُكَبَّسْ tukabbas			تُكَبَّسَا tukabbasā			تُكَبَّسْنَ tukabbasna	يُكَبَّسْنَ yukabbasna

Related terms

• كَابُوس (kābūs, “nightmare”)

Noun

كِبْس • (kibs) m (plural كُبُوس (kubūs))

1. earth, sludge, especially one which one presses into watercourses to control them or which divides ditches or another pressed construction
   • a. 1000, المقدسي, edited by Michael Jan de Goeje, أحسن التقاسيم في معرفة الأقاليم [ʾaḥsan at-taqāsīm fī maʿrifa al-ʾaqālīm] (Bibliotheca Geographorum Arabicorum; 3)‎^[1], Leiden: E. J. Brill, published 1877, 1906, page 164 a:

Declension

Declension of noun كِبْس (kibs)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِبْس kibs	الْكِبْس al-kibs	كِبْس kibs
Nominative	كِبْسٌ kibsun	الْكِبْسُ al-kibsu	كِبْسُ kibsu
Accusative	كِبْسًا kibsan	الْكِبْسَ al-kibsa	كِبْسَ kibsa
Genitive	كِبْسٍ kibsin	الْكِبْسِ al-kibsi	كِبْسِ kibsi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِبْسَيْن kibsayn	الْكِبْسَيْن al-kibsayn	كِبْسَيْ kibsay
Nominative	كِبْسَانِ kibsāni	الْكِبْسَانِ al-kibsāni	كِبْسَا kibsā
Accusative	كِبْسَيْنِ kibsayni	الْكِبْسَيْنِ al-kibsayni	كِبْسَيْ kibsay
Genitive	كِبْسَيْنِ kibsayni	الْكِبْسَيْنِ al-kibsayni	كِبْسَيْ kibsay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُبُوس kubūs	الْكُبُوس al-kubūs	كُبُوس kubūs
Nominative	كُبُوسٌ kubūsun	الْكُبُوسُ al-kubūsu	كُبُوسُ kubūsu
Accusative	كُبُوسًا kubūsan	الْكُبُوسَ al-kubūsa	كُبُوسَ kubūsa
Genitive	كُبُوسٍ kubūsin	الْكُبُوسِ al-kubūsi	كُبُوسِ kubūsi

References

• Freytag, Georg (1837) “كبس”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 4–5
• Michael Jan de Goeje, editor (1879), Indices, glossarium et addenda et emendanda ad part. I–III (Bibliotheca Geographorum Arabicorum; 7)‎^[3] (in Latin), Leiden: E. J. Brill, published 1879, pages 337–338
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “كبس”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[4] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, pages 854–855
• Schwally, Friedrich (1898) “Lexikalische Studien”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎^[5] (in German), volume 52, page 135
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “كبس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 949

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ك ب س
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic كَبَسَ (kabasa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.bas/, [ˈka.bas]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

  (file)

Verb

كبس • (kabas) I (present بكسر (bikbis))

1. to press, to click

   Synonyms: ضغط (ḍaḡaṭ), عصّ (ʕaṣṣ)

Conjugation

Conjugation of كبس (kabas)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	كبست (kabast)	كبست (kabast)	كبس (kabas)		كبسنا (kabasna)	كبستو (kabastu)	كبسو (kabasu)
	f		كبستي (kabasti)	كبست (kabsat)
present	m	بكبس (bakbis)	بتكبس (btikbis)	بكبس (bikbis)		منكبس (mnikbis)	بتكبسو (btikbisu)	بكبسو (bikbisu)
	f		بتكبسي (btikbisi)	بتكبس (btikbis)
subjunctive	m	أكبس (ʔakbis)	تكبس (tikbis)	يكبس (yikbis)		نكبس (nikbis)	تكبسو (tikbisu)	يكبسو (yikbisu)
	f		تكبسي (tikbisi)	تكبس (tikbis)
imperative	m		اكبس (ikbis)				اكبسو (ikbisu)
	f		اكبسي (ikbisi)