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

  • IPA(key): /kuːb/

Noun

كُوب (kūb) m (plural أَكْوَاب (ʾakwāb))

  1. glass, cup
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 56:17-18:
      يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَانٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ
      yaṭūfu ʿalayhim wildānun mmuḵalladūna biʾakwābin waʾabārīqa wakaʾsin mmin mmaʿīnin
      There will circulate among them young boys made eternal, with beakers, pitchers and a glass of spring water.

Declension

Descendants

  • Hijazi Arabic: كوب (kūb, kōb)

References

  • Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 252

Hijazi Arabic

كوب

Etymology

From Arabic كُوب (kūb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːb/, /ˈkoːb/

Noun

كوب • (kūb or kōb) m

(plural أَكْواب ‎(ʾakwāb))
  1. cup
  2. mug

See also

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