kab

See also: k'ab', KAB, and k’ab

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Kabyle.

Symbol

kab

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kabyle.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Kabyle terms

English

Etymology

From Hebrew קב (káv).

Noun

kab (plural kabs)

1. (historical units of measure) Alternative form of cab: a former Hebrew unit of volume.

Anagrams

• BAK, BKA, Bak, bak

Breton

Noun

kab m (plural kaboù)

1. cape, promontory

Haitian Creole

Etymology

Contraction of kapab, from French capable (“capable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kab/

Verb

kab

1. (auxiliary) can, be able to

   Synonyms: ka, kapab

References

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 85

Mapudungun

Noun

kab (Raguileo spelling)

1. (anatomy) hair
2. wool

See also

• kab logko

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Old Tupi

Etymology

Back-formation from kaba (“fat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaβ̞]
• Rhymes: -aβ

Adjective

kab (noun form kaba)

1. fatty (containing fat)

Declension

    Declension of kab (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)

Note: not all forms are attested. Most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.

Causative	mongab
Deadjectivals
-ba'e	i kaba'e / i kabyba'e
-sab(a)	kapaba
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative	xe kab	nde kab	i kab	oré kab	îandé kab	pe kab
Imperative
Permissive	ta xe kab	ta nde kab	t'i kab	t'oré kab	t'îandé kab	ta pe kab
Negative indicative	na xe kabi	na nde kabi	n'i kabi	n'oré kabi	n'îandé kabi	na pe kabi
Negative imperative		nde kab umẽ				pe kab umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe kab umẽ	ta nde kab umẽ	t'i kab umẽ	t'oré kab umẽ	t'îandé kab umẽ	ta pe kab umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe kabamo	nde kabamo	o kabamo	oré kabamo	îandé kabamo	pe kabamo
Negative	xe kabe'ymamo	nde kabe'ymamo	o kabe'ymamo	oré kabe'ymamo	îandé kabe'ymamo	pe kabe'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	kaba
Negative	kabe'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	same as gerund1
	xe kabi2		i kabi2	oré kabi2	îandé kabi2
Negative	same as gerund1
	xe kabe'ymi2		i kabe'ymi2	oré kabe'ymi2	îandé kabe'ymi2
1South Tupi 2North Tupi

Derived terms

• aîpi'ĩkaba

Descendants

• Nheengatu: kawa

Somali

Etymology

Cognate with Jiiddu hawé, Oromo kophee, Afar kabel.

Noun

káb f (definite kabta)

1. shoe

Inflection

Declension of káb

	Singular	Plural
Absolutive	káb	kabó

Verb

kab m

1. to repair, mend, patch