قعب

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ق ع ب (q ʕ b)
1 term

Probably a biconsonantal origin seen as well in قَاع (qāʕ, lowest part).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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قَعَّبَ (qaʕʕaba) II (non-past يُقَعِّبُ (yuqaʕʕibu), verbal noun تَقْعِيب (taqʕīb))

  1. to be cup-like, to impart depth in one's speech
    Synonym: قَعَّرَ (qaʕʕara)
    قَعَّبْتُ فِي كَلَامِي
    qaʕʕabtu fī kalāmī
    I spoke with a gutteral voice.

Conjugation

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Noun

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قَعْب (qaʕbm (plural قِعَاب (qiʕāb) or أَقْعُب (ʔaqʕub))

  1. A large vessel, a huge concave cup, that is sufficient for several people. It may satisfy one man’s thirst, or it may satisfy two or three people.[1]

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ الصحاح: تاج اللغة وصحاح العربية, Volume 1