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Arabic dictionary

Dictionary Habib Anthony Salmone, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary (1889)

Entry كبب

كَبَّ(n. ac. كَبّ) a. Inverted, turned upside down; overturned upset. b. [acc. & 'Ala or La], Threw down upon ( his face ); overthrew. c. Wounded, cut in the legs (camel). d. Wound, rolled into balls; convolved, agglomerated ( thread ). e. Was weighty, heavy. f. Set on fire. g. [ coll. ], Poured out, emptied. كَبَّبَa. Made into balls. أَكْبَبَa. see I (b)b. Was thrown down; stumbled; fell. c. ['Ala], Fell upon ( his face ). d. Stooped. e. [La], Bent towards, leant over. f. ['Ala], Set about; kept, stuck to. g. [ coll. ] see I (g) تَكَبَّبَa. Was wound, rolled up; wrapped himself up. b. Was prostrated by disease. c. Became moist, compact (sand). تَكَاْبَبَ a. ['Ala], Pressed upon. إِنْكَبَبَa. Was inverted, turned upside down; was overthrown. b. see IV (c) (f) d. [ coll. ], Was poured out. كَبَّةa. Charge, onset, onslaught. b. Collision, shock; impetus; dash. c. Starting, setting off ( of horses ). d. Intensity, intenseness, vehemence ( of cold). e. Overthrow. f. see 3t (f) كُبّa. A certain plant. كُبَّة (pl. كُبَب) a. Ball ( of thread ). b. Collection, mass, agglomeration. c. Company, troop; family. d. A pressing; throng, press. e. Weight ( of the body ). f. [ coll. ], Ball of meat; rissole. g. see I t (a), (b), (c), ( d ), (e). أَكْبَبُa. Stumbling, unsteady. مِكْبَبa. Gazing on the ground; intent. b. (pl. مَكَاْبِبُ & مِكَبَّات ) see 3t (a) كَبَاْبa. Grilled hash (meat). كَبَاْبَةa. Cubeb ( piper cubeboe ). كُبَاْبa. Herd; flock. b. Dust, earth; mud. c. Moist, compact sand. مِكْبَاْبa. see 20 (a) مُكَبَّبَة a. A species of dustcoloured wheat.