كعب

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ك ع ب (k-ʿ-b).

Verb

كَعَبَ (kaʿaba) I, non-past يَكْعُبُ or يَكْعِبُ‎ (yakʿubu or yakʿibu)

  1. to be full and round, to be swelling (of the breasts)
Conjugation
References
  • Wehr, Hans (1976), كعب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Verb

كَعَّبَ (kaʿʿaba) II, non-past يُكَعِّبُ‎ (yukaʿʿibu)

  1. to make cubic, to cube
  2. to dice
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Noun

كَعْب (kaʿb) m (plural كِعَاب (kiʿāb) or كُعُوب (kuʿūb))

  1. knot, knob, node
  2. joint, articulation
  3. (anatomy) ankle, anklebone
  4. (anatomy) heel (of shoe or foot)
  5. stub, counterfoil, coupon
  6. ferrule
  7. die, cube
  8. fame, glory, honor, rank
Declension

Etymology 4

Noun

كُعْب (kuʿb) m

  1. breasts, bosom
Declension
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