| Root |
|---|
| ح م ل (ḥ m l) |
| 21 terms |
Derived from the active participle of كَعَبَ (kaʕaba, “to be full and round (of breasts)”).
كَاعِب • (kāʕib) (feminine plural كَوَاعِب (kawāʕib))
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | basic singular triptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | — | — | كَاعِب kāʕib |
الْكَاعِب al-kāʕib |
| Nominative | — | — | كَاعِبٌ kāʕibun |
الْكَاعِبُ al-kāʕibu |
| Accusative | — | — | كَاعِبًا kāʕiban |
الْكَاعِبَ al-kāʕiba |
| Genitive | — | — | كَاعِبٍ kāʕibin |
الْكَاعِبِ al-kāʕibi |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | — | — | كَاعِبَيْن kāʕibayn |
الْكَاعِبَيْن al-kāʕibayn |
| Nominative | — | — | كَاعِبَانِ kāʕibāni |
الْكَاعِبَانِ al-kāʕibāni |
| Accusative | — | — | كَاعِبَيْنِ kāʕibayni |
الْكَاعِبَيْنِ al-kāʕibayni |
| Genitive | — | — | كَاعِبَيْنِ kāʕibayni |
الْكَاعِبَيْنِ al-kāʕibayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| — | basic broken plural diptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | — | — | كَوَاعِب kawāʕib |
الْكَوَاعِب al-kawāʕib |
| Nominative | — | — | كَوَاعِبُ kawāʕibu |
الْكَوَاعِبُ al-kawāʕibu |
| Accusative | — | — | كَوَاعِبَ kawāʕiba |
الْكَوَاعِبَ al-kawāʕiba |
| Genitive | — | — | كَوَاعِبَ kawāʕiba |
الْكَوَاعِبِ al-kawāʕibi |