Arabic edit

Root
ك ب ب (k-b-b)

Verb edit

كَبَّبَ (kabbaba) II, non-past يُكَبِّبُ‎ (yukabbibu)

  1. to roll into a ball, to wallow up, to spool etc.
  2. to roast, to toast as in kebab

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

كِبَب (kibabpl

  1. plural of كِبَّة (kibba)

Noun edit

كُبَب (kubabpl

  1. plural of كُبَّة (kubba)

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ك ب ب
3 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic كَبَّبَ (kabbaba).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kab.bab/, [ˈkab.bab]
  • (file)

Verb edit

كبّب (kabbab) II (present بكبّب (bikabbeb))

  1. to roll into a ball

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of كبّب (kabbab)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m كبّبت (kabbabt) كبّبت (kabbabt) كبّب (kabbab) كبّبنا (kabbabna) كبّبتو (kabbabtu) كبّبو (kabbabu)
f كبّبتي (kabbabti) كبّبت (kabbabat)
present m بكبّب (bakabbeb) بتكبّب (bitkabbeb) بكبّب (bikabbeb) منكبّب (minkabbeb) بتكبّبو (bitkabbbu) بكبّبو (bikabbbu)
f بتكبّبي (bitkabbbi) بتكبّب (bitkabbeb)
subjunctive m اكبّب (akabbeb) تكبّب (tkabbeb) يكبّب (ykabbeb) نكبّب (nkabbeb) تكبّبو (tkabbbu) يكبّبو (ykabbbu)
f تكبّبي (tkabbbi) تكبّب (tkabbeb)
imperative m كبّب (kabbeb) كبّبو (kabbbu)
f كبّبي (kabbbi)