جعبة

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See also: جعبه

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج ع ب (j-ʕ-b), meaning “to overturn”, “to pour out or empty”; from the pouring out of ammunition.

Noun

جَعْبَة or جُعْبَة (jaʕba or juʕbaf (plural جِعَاب (jiʕāb))

  1. quiver (for arrows)
  2. (firearms) holster
  3. bandolier
  4. pipe, tube
  5. (figurative) repertoire, toolbox, arsenal, portfolio, disposal

Declension

Descendants

  • Spanish: aljaba
  • Persian: جعبه (ja'ba)
  • Portuguese: aljava

References

  • Freytag, Georg (1830) “جعبة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 281