From the root ق ب ب (q-b-b), meaning “the side of an animal”, “the belly or abdomen” suggested by Lane to ultimately be onomatopoeic in origin from the sound of a rumbling stomach. It is in this location where a saddle rests, hence derives the sense of a wood suitable for carving and shaping. Related to قَيْقَب (qayqab) and ق و ب (q-w-b), meaning “to carve, peel, or hollow out wood”. Compare Ge'ez ቆጶን (ḳop̣p̣on) – a Cushitic borrowing –, Oromo kopē, kopʿē, Harari ኩብካብ (kubkab), Tigre ቅረቃብ (ḳəräḳab), Gurage ቈቤ (ḳʷäbe), Beja kobā. Dozy suggests an ultimately Old South Arabian origin, a regional wanderwort.
قَبْقَاب or قُبْقَاب • (qabqāb or qubqāb) m (plural قَبَاقِيب (qabāqīb))
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قَبْقَاب; قُبْقَاب qabqāb; qubqāb |
الْقَبْقَاب; الْقُبْقَاب al-qabqāb; al-qubqāb |
قَبْقَاب; قُبْقَاب qabqāb; qubqāb |
Nominative | قَبْقَابٌ; قُبْقَابٌ qabqābun; qubqābun |
الْقَبْقَابُ; الْقُبْقَابُ al-qabqābu; al-qubqābu |
قَبْقَابُ; قُبْقَابُ qabqābu; qubqābu |
Accusative | قَبْقَابًا; قُبْقَابًا qabqāban; qubqāban |
الْقَبْقَابَ; الْقُبْقَابَ al-qabqāba; al-qubqāba |
قَبْقَابَ; قُبْقَابَ qabqāba; qubqāba |
Genitive | قَبْقَابٍ; قُبْقَابٍ qabqābin; qubqābin |
الْقَبْقَابِ; الْقُبْقَابِ al-qabqābi; al-qubqābi |
قَبْقَابِ; قُبْقَابِ qabqābi; qubqābi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | قَبْقَابَيْن; قُبْقَابَيْن qabqābayn; qubqābayn |
الْقَبْقَابَيْن; الْقُبْقَابَيْن al-qabqābayn; al-qubqābayn |
قَبْقَابَيْ; قُبْقَابَيْ qabqābay; qubqābay |
Nominative | قَبْقَابَانِ; قُبْقَابَانِ qabqābāni; qubqābāni |
الْقَبْقَابَانِ; الْقُبْقَابَانِ al-qabqābāni; al-qubqābāni |
قَبْقَابَا; قُبْقَابَا qabqābā; qubqābā |
Accusative | قَبْقَابَيْنِ; قُبْقَابَيْنِ qabqābayni; qubqābayni |
الْقَبْقَابَيْنِ; الْقُبْقَابَيْنِ al-qabqābayni; al-qubqābayni |
قَبْقَابَيْ; قُبْقَابَيْ qabqābay; qubqābay |
Genitive | قَبْقَابَيْنِ; قُبْقَابَيْنِ qabqābayni; qubqābayni |
الْقَبْقَابَيْنِ; الْقُبْقَابَيْنِ al-qabqābayni; al-qubqābayni |
قَبْقَابَيْ; قُبْقَابَيْ qabqābay; qubqābay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قَبَاقِيب qabāqīb |
الْقَبَاقِيب al-qabāqīb |
قَبَاقِيب qabāqīb |
Nominative | قَبَاقِيبُ qabāqību |
الْقَبَاقِيبُ al-qabāqību |
قَبَاقِيبُ qabāqību |
Accusative | قَبَاقِيبَ qabāqība |
الْقَبَاقِيبَ al-qabāqība |
قَبَاقِيبَ qabāqība |
Genitive | قَبَاقِيبَ qabāqība |
الْقَبَاقِيبِ al-qabāqībi |
قَبَاقِيبِ qabāqībi |
From Arabic قُبْقَاب (qubqāb).