علبة
See also: غلبة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ع ل ب (ʿ-l-b).
Compared by Paul Haupt to Akkadian 𒀀𒆷𒈪𒌅 (a-la-mi-tu /alamittu, elamittu, alabattu/, “a kind of palm-tree”), as عُلْبَة (ʿulba), عَلَبَة (ʿalaba), collective عُلَب (ʿulab), is also recorded as the name of a tall palm-tree, from which the box would have been made; comparing also the vessel name Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστος (alábastos), ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros).
Noun
عُلْبَة • (ʿulba) f (plural عُلَب (ʿulab) or عِلَاب (ʿilāb))
- box, chest, trunk, can
Declension
Declension of noun عُلْبَة (ʿulba)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | عُلْبَة ʿulba | الْعُلْبَة al-ʿulba | عُلْبَة ʿulbat |
| Nominative | عُلْبَةٌ ʿulbatun | الْعُلْبَةُ al-ʿulbatu | عُلْبَةُ ʿulbatu |
| Accusative | عُلْبَةً ʿulbatan | الْعُلْبَةَ al-ʿulbata | عُلْبَةَ ʿulbata |
| Genitive | عُلْبَةٍ ʿulbatin | الْعُلْبَةِ al-ʿulbati | عُلْبَةِ ʿulbati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | عُلْبَتَيْن ʿulbatayn | الْعُلْبَتَيْن al-ʿulbatayn | عُلْبَتَيْ ʿulbatay |
| Nominative | عُلْبَتَانِ ʿulbatāni | الْعُلْبَتَانِ al-ʿulbatāni | عُلْبَتَا ʿulbatā |
| Accusative | عُلْبَتَيْنِ ʿulbatayni | الْعُلْبَتَيْنِ al-ʿulbatayni | عُلْبَتَيْ ʿulbatay |
| Genitive | عُلْبَتَيْنِ ʿulbatayni | الْعُلْبَتَيْنِ al-ʿulbatayni | عُلْبَتَيْ ʿulbatay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | عُلَب; عِلَاب ʿulab; ʿilāb | الْعُلَب; الْعِلَاب al-ʿulab; al-ʿilāb | عُلَب; عِلَاب ʿulab; ʿilāb |
| Nominative | عُلَبٌ; عِلَابٌ ʿulabun; ʿilābun | الْعُلَبُ; الْعِلَابُ al-ʿulabu; al-ʿilābu | عُلَبُ; عِلَابُ ʿulabu; ʿilābu |
| Accusative | عُلَبًا; عِلَابًا ʿulaban; ʿilāban | الْعُلَبَ; الْعِلَابَ al-ʿulaba; al-ʿilāba | عُلَبَ; عِلَابَ ʿulaba; ʿilāba |
| Genitive | عُلَبٍ; عِلَابٍ ʿulabin; ʿilābin | الْعُلَبِ; الْعِلَابِ al-ʿulabi; al-ʿilābi | عُلَبِ; عِلَابِ ʿulabi; ʿilābi |
References
- Haupt, Paul (1907), “Psalm 137”, in Orientalistische Literaturzeitung (in German), volume 10, issue 2, column 68
- Haupt, Paul (1910), “Elul und Adar”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (in German), volume 64, page 714
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “علبة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2126
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic عُلْبَة (ʿulba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕulba/
Noun
علبة • (ʿulba) f (plural عُلَب (ʿulab))
- container, can, box
- Synonym: (archaic) حق (ḥugg)
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic عُلْبَة (ʿulba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕul.be/, [ˈʕʊl.be]
- IPA(key): /ʕil.be/, [ˈʕɪl.be]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun
علبة • (ʕulbe, ʕilbe) f (plural علب (ʕulab, ʕilab))
- tin, can, box
- علبة كرتون ― ʕulbet kartōn ― cardboard box
- علبة كبريت ― ʕulbet kibrīt ― matchbox
- فتّاحة علب ― fattāḥet ʕolab ― can opener
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