كعبة

See also: کعبه

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ك ع ب (k-ʕ-b).

Noun

كَعْبَة • (kaʕba) f (plural كَعَبَات (kaʕabāt))

1. cube, a cubic structure
2. (figuratively) shrine, focus of interest
3. virginity
4. See اَلْكَعْبَة (al-kaʕba)

Declension

Declension of noun كَعْبَة (kaʕba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَعْبَة kaʕba	الْكَعْبَة al-kaʕba	كَعْبَة kaʕbat
Nominative	كَعْبَةٌ kaʕbatun	الْكَعْبَةُ al-kaʕbatu	كَعْبَةُ kaʕbatu
Accusative	كَعْبَةً kaʕbatan	الْكَعْبَةَ al-kaʕbata	كَعْبَةَ kaʕbata
Genitive	كَعْبَةٍ kaʕbatin	الْكَعْبَةِ al-kaʕbati	كَعْبَةِ kaʕbati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَعْبَتَيْن kaʕbatayn	الْكَعْبَتَيْن al-kaʕbatayn	كَعْبَتَيْ kaʕbatay
Nominative	كَعْبَتَانِ kaʕbatāni	الْكَعْبَتَانِ al-kaʕbatāni	كَعْبَتَا kaʕbatā
Accusative	كَعْبَتَيْنِ kaʕbatayni	الْكَعْبَتَيْنِ al-kaʕbatayni	كَعْبَتَيْ kaʕbatay
Genitive	كَعْبَتَيْنِ kaʕbatayni	الْكَعْبَتَيْنِ al-kaʕbatayni	كَعْبَتَيْ kaʕbatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَعَبَات kaʕabāt	الْكَعَبَات al-kaʕabāt	كَعَبَات kaʕabāt
Nominative	كَعَبَاتٌ kaʕabātun	الْكَعَبَاتُ al-kaʕabātu	كَعَبَاتُ kaʕabātu
Accusative	كَعَبَاتٍ kaʕabātin	الْكَعَبَاتِ al-kaʕabāti	كَعَبَاتِ kaʕabāti
Genitive	كَعَبَاتٍ kaʕabātin	الْكَعَبَاتِ al-kaʕabāti	كَعَبَاتِ kaʕabāti

Related terms

• الْكَعْبَة (al-kaʕba)
• تَكْعِيب (takʕīb)
• تَكْعِيبَة (takʕība)
• كَاعِب (kāʕib)
• كعاب
• كَعَّبَ (kaʕʕaba)
• مُكَعَّب (mukaʕʕab)