كب
Root: كب
2 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
كب kabba u (kabb) to prostrate, throw prostrate (لوجهه li-wajhihī or على وجهه ه s.o.); to overturn, overthrow, topple, upset, capsize, turn upside down, revert, invert (هـ s.th.); to pour out, pour away (هـ a liquid) II to ball, roll or form into a ball, conglomerate (هـ s.th.) IV to throw down, prostrate, bend down, bow down (ه s.o.); to throw o.s. down, prostrate o.s.; to bend, bow, lean (على over s.th.); to apply o.s. eagerly, devote o.s., dedicate o.s. (على to s.th.) VII to fall prostrate (على وجهه); to throw o.s. down, prostrate o.s.; to bend, bow, lean (على over); to apply o.s. eagerly, devote o.s., dedicate o.s. (على to); to nestle (على against); to be reverted, be inverted, be overturned, be upset, be toppled, get knocked over; to be poured away │ انكب على قدميه (qadamaihi) to throw o.s. at s.o.’s feet, prostrate o.s. before s.o.
Entry 2
كب kabb prostration; overthrow, overturn, reversal; bending, tilting, inclination
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