كبة

See also: كبه, کپه, گته, and گبه

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ك ب ب (k-b-b) related to toppling, rolling, or from كَبَاب (kabāb, “roast meat, kebab”) in the meatball sense, but this may also be from that root.

Noun

كَبَّة or كُبَّة • (kabba or kubba) f (plural كُبَب (kubab)) (obsolete)

1. a crowd of humans or horses
2. a compression, a crowding, a pushing forward as into battle, vehemence
3. a focal point – such as even of fire

Declension

Declension of noun كَبَّة (kabba)‎; كُبَّة (kubba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَبَّة‎; كُبَّة kabba‎; kubba	الْكَبَّة‎; الْكُبَّة al-kabba‎; al-kubba	كَبَّة‎; كُبَّة kabbat‎; kubbat
Nominative	كَبَّةٌ‎; كُبَّةٌ kabbatun‎; kubbatun	الْكَبَّةُ‎; الْكُبَّةُ al-kabbatu‎; al-kubbatu	كَبَّةُ‎; كُبَّةُ kabbatu‎; kubbatu
Accusative	كَبَّةً‎; كُبَّةً kabbatan‎; kubbatan	الْكَبَّةَ‎; الْكُبَّةَ al-kabbata‎; al-kubbata	كَبَّةَ‎; كُبَّةَ kabbata‎; kubbata
Genitive	كَبَّةٍ‎; كُبَّةٍ kabbatin‎; kubbatin	الْكَبَّةِ‎; الْكُبَّةِ al-kabbati‎; al-kubbati	كَبَّةِ‎; كُبَّةِ kabbati‎; kubbati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَبَّتَيْن‎; كُبَّتَيْن kabbatayn‎; kubbatayn	الْكَبَّتَيْن‎; الْكُبَّتَيْن al-kabbatayn‎; al-kubbatayn	كَبَّتَيْ‎; كُبَّتَيْ kabbatay‎; kubbatay
Nominative	كَبَّتَانِ‎; كُبَّتَانِ kabbatāni‎; kubbatāni	الْكَبَّتَانِ‎; الْكُبَّتَانِ al-kabbatāni‎; al-kubbatāni	كَبَّتَا‎; كُبَّتَا kabbatā‎; kubbatā
Accusative	كَبَّتَيْنِ‎; كُبَّتَيْنِ kabbatayni‎; kubbatayni	الْكَبَّتَيْنِ‎; الْكُبَّتَيْنِ al-kabbatayni‎; al-kubbatayni	كَبَّتَيْ‎; كُبَّتَيْ kabbatay‎; kubbatay
Genitive	كَبَّتَيْنِ‎; كُبَّتَيْنِ kabbatayni‎; kubbatayni	الْكَبَّتَيْنِ‎; الْكُبَّتَيْنِ al-kabbatayni‎; al-kubbatayni	كَبَّتَيْ‎; كُبَّتَيْ kabbatay‎; kubbatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُبَب kubab	الْكُبَب al-kubab	كُبَب kubab
Nominative	كُبَبٌ kubabun	الْكُبَبُ al-kubabu	كُبَبُ kubabu
Accusative	كُبَبًا kubaban	الْكُبَبَ al-kubaba	كُبَبَ kubaba
Genitive	كُبَبٍ kubabin	الْكُبَبِ al-kubabi	كُبَبِ kubabi

Noun

كِبَّة or كُبَّة • (kibba or kubba) f (plural كِبَب (kibab) or كُبَب (kubab))

1. ball, globule, spherule, pellet
   • c. 1200, يحيى بن محمد بن أحمد بن العوام [yaḥyā ibn muḥammad ibn ʔaḥmad ibn al-ʕawwām], edited by José Antonio Banqueri, كتاب الفلاحة [Book on Agriculture], volume 2, Madrid: Imprenta Real, published 1802^IA, page 567 line 21:

     وضع عليه كبة من هذا الدواء

     One puts on it a globule of this remedy.

2. kibbeh, a meat-heavy dumpling
3. (obsolete) bubo, plague-tumor

Declension

Declension of noun كِبَّة (kibba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِبَّة kibba	الْكِبَّة al-kibba	كِبَّة kibbat
Nominative	كِبَّةٌ kibbatun	الْكِبَّةُ al-kibbatu	كِبَّةُ kibbatu
Accusative	كِبَّةً kibbatan	الْكِبَّةَ al-kibbata	كِبَّةَ kibbata
Genitive	كِبَّةٍ kibbatin	الْكِبَّةِ al-kibbati	كِبَّةِ kibbati

Derived terms

• كُبَيْبَة (kubayba)
• ⇒? كُبَابَة (kubāba)

References

• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “كبة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 436a