قيقب

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق ب ب (q-b-b), meaning "the side of an animal", "the belly or abdomen", where the saddle rests; suggested by Lane to ultimately be onomatopoeic in origin from the sound of a rumbling stomach. Related to ق و ب (q-w-b), meaning "to carve, peel, or hollow out wood".

Noun

قَيْقَب (qayqab) m

  1. maple
  2. saddle-wood, wood used for making saddles or frames
  3. a saddle

Declension

References

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