جعبة
See also: جعبه
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ج ع ب (j-ʿ-b), meaning “to overturn”, “to pour out or empty”; from the pouring out of ammunition.
Noun
جَعْبَة or جُعْبَة • (jaʿba or juʿba) f (plural جِعَاب (jiʿāb))
- quiver (for arrows)
- (firearms) holster
- bandolier
- pipe, tube
- (figurative) repertoire, toolbox, arsenal, portfolio, disposal
Declension
Declension of noun جَعْبَة (jaʿba); جُعْبَة (juʿba)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جَعْبَة; جُعْبَة jaʿba; juʿba | الْجَعْبَة; الْجُعْبَة al-jaʿba; al-juʿba | جَعْبَة; جُعْبَة jaʿbat; juʿbat |
| Nominative | جَعْبَةٌ; جُعْبَةٌ jaʿbatun; juʿbatun | الْجَعْبَةُ; الْجُعْبَةُ al-jaʿbatu; al-juʿbatu | جَعْبَةُ; جُعْبَةُ jaʿbatu; juʿbatu |
| Accusative | جَعْبَةً; جُعْبَةً jaʿbatan; juʿbatan | الْجَعْبَةَ; الْجُعْبَةَ al-jaʿbata; al-juʿbata | جَعْبَةَ; جُعْبَةَ jaʿbata; juʿbata |
| Genitive | جَعْبَةٍ; جُعْبَةٍ jaʿbatin; juʿbatin | الْجَعْبَةِ; الْجُعْبَةِ al-jaʿbati; al-juʿbati | جَعْبَةِ; جُعْبَةِ jaʿbati; juʿbati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | جَعْبَتَيْن; جُعْبَتَيْن jaʿbatayn; juʿbatayn | الْجَعْبَتَيْن; الْجُعْبَتَيْن al-jaʿbatayn; al-juʿbatayn | جَعْبَتَيْ; جُعْبَتَيْ jaʿbatay; juʿbatay |
| Nominative | جَعْبَتَانِ; جُعْبَتَانِ jaʿbatāni; juʿbatāni | الْجَعْبَتَانِ; الْجُعْبَتَانِ al-jaʿbatāni; al-juʿbatāni | جَعْبَتَا; جُعْبَتَا jaʿbatā; juʿbatā |
| Accusative | جَعْبَتَيْنِ; جُعْبَتَيْنِ jaʿbatayni; juʿbatayni | الْجَعْبَتَيْنِ; الْجُعْبَتَيْنِ al-jaʿbatayni; al-juʿbatayni | جَعْبَتَيْ; جُعْبَتَيْ jaʿbatay; juʿbatay |
| Genitive | جَعْبَتَيْنِ; جُعْبَتَيْنِ jaʿbatayni; juʿbatayni | الْجَعْبَتَيْنِ; الْجُعْبَتَيْنِ al-jaʿbatayni; al-juʿbatayni | جَعْبَتَيْ; جُعْبَتَيْ jaʿbatay; juʿbatay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جِعَاب jiʿāb | الْجِعَاب al-jiʿāb | جِعَاب jiʿāb |
| Nominative | جِعَابٌ jiʿābun | الْجِعَابُ al-jiʿābu | جِعَابُ jiʿābu |
| Accusative | جِعَابًا jiʿāban | الْجِعَابَ al-jiʿāba | جِعَابَ jiʿāba |
| Genitive | جِعَابٍ jiʿābin | الْجِعَابِ al-jiʿābi | جِعَابِ jiʿābi |
Descendants
- → Spanish: aljaba
- → Persian: جعبه (ja’ba)
- → Portuguese: aljava
References
- Freytag, Georg (1830), “جعبة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 281