كوب
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كوب
Arabic
Etymology
From Aramaic כובא (kūbā) / ܟܘܒܐ (kūbā), from Byzantine Greek κούπα (koúpa), from Ancient Greek κοῦπα (koûpa), from Latin cuppa, from Latin cūpa.
Pronunciation
Noun
كُوب • (kūb) m (plural أَكْوَاب (ʔakwāb))
- glass, cup
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 56:17-18:
- يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَانٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ
- yaṭūfu ʕalayhim wildānun muḵalladūna biʔakwābin waʔabārīqa wakaʔsin min maʕīnin
- There will circulate among them young boys made eternal, with beakers, pitchers and a glass of spring water.
Declension
Declension of noun كُوب (kūb)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كُوب kūb |
الْكُوب al-kūb |
كُوب kūb |
| Nominative | كُوبٌ kūbun |
الْكُوبُ al-kūbu |
كُوبُ kūbu |
| Accusative | كُوبًا kūban |
الْكُوبَ al-kūba |
كُوبَ kūba |
| Genitive | كُوبٍ kūbin |
الْكُوبِ al-kūbi |
كُوبِ kūbi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | كُوبَيْن kūbayn |
الْكُوبَيْن al-kūbayn |
كُوبَيْ kūbay |
| Nominative | كُوبَانِ kūbāni |
الْكُوبَانِ al-kūbāni |
كُوبَا kūbā |
| Accusative | كُوبَيْنِ kūbayni |
الْكُوبَيْنِ al-kūbayni |
كُوبَيْ kūbay |
| Genitive | كُوبَيْنِ kūbayni |
الْكُوبَيْنِ al-kūbayni |
كُوبَيْ kūbay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَكْوَاب ʔakwāb |
الْأَكْوَاب al-ʔakwāb |
أَكْوَاب ʔakwāb |
| Nominative | أَكْوَابٌ ʔakwābun |
الْأَكْوَابُ al-ʔakwābu |
أَكْوَابُ ʔakwābu |
| Accusative | أَكْوَابًا ʔakwāban |
الْأَكْوَابَ al-ʔakwāba |
أَكْوَابَ ʔakwāba |
| Genitive | أَكْوَابٍ ʔakwābin |
الْأَكْوَابِ al-ʔakwābi |
أَكْوَابِ ʔakwābi |
Descendants
- Hijazi Arabic: كوب (kūb, kōb)
References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1880) De vocabulis in antiquis Arabum carminibus et in Corano peregrinis (in Latin), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 25
- Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 252
Gulf Arabic
Etymology
Noun
كوب • (kūb) m (plural أكواب (ʾakwāb))
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
كُوب or كوب • (kūb or kōb) m (plural أَكْواب (ʔakwāb))