كعب
Root: كعب
3 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
كعب ka‘aba u i (كعوب ku‘ūb) to be full and round, be swelling (breasts) II to make cubic, to cube (هـ s.th.); to dice (هـ s.th.)
Entry 2
كعب ka‘b pl. كعاب ki‘āb, كعوب ku‘ūb knot, knob, node (of cane); joint, articulation; ankle, anklebone; heel (of the fact, of a shoe); ferrule; die; cube; high rank, fame, glory, honor │ كعب الكتاب (pl. كعوب) spine of a book; ارقى كعبا arqā ka‘ban abler, more capable, more qualified, more efficient; رجل عالي الكعب rajul ‘ālī l-k. a distinguished, capable, successful man; علو الكعب ‘ulūw al-k. high rank, outstanding position; ذهب كعبهم their days of glory are past 830
Entry 3
كعب ku‘b breasts, bosom
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