مكعب

مكعب

See also: مکعب‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ك ع ب‎ (k-ʿ-b).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.kaʕ.ʕab/

Adjective

مُكَعَّب • (mukaʿʿab) (feminine مُكَعَّبَة‎ (mukaʿʿaba))

1. passive participle of كَعَّبَ‎ (kaʿʿaba)
2. (geometry) cubic

Declension

Declension of adjective مُكَعَّب (mukaʿʿab)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُكَعَّب mukaʿʿab	الْمُكَعَّب‎ al-mukaʿʿab	مُكَعَّبَة‎ mukaʿʿaba	الْمُكَعَّبَة‎ al-mukaʿʿaba
Nominative	مُكَعَّبٌ mukaʿʿabun	الْمُكَعَّبُ‎ al-mukaʿʿabu	مُكَعَّبَةٌ‎ mukaʿʿabatun	الْمُكَعَّبَةُ‎ al-mukaʿʿabatu
Accusative	مُكَعَّبًا‎ mukaʿʿaban	الْمُكَعَّبَ‎ al-mukaʿʿaba	مُكَعَّبَةً‎ mukaʿʿabatan	الْمُكَعَّبَةَ‎ al-mukaʿʿabata
Genitive	مُكَعَّبٍ mukaʿʿabin	الْمُكَعَّبِ‎ al-mukaʿʿabi	مُكَعَّبَةٍ‎ mukaʿʿabatin	الْمُكَعَّبَةِ‎ al-mukaʿʿabati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُكَعَّبَيْن‎ mukaʿʿabayn	الْمُكَعَّبَيْن‎ al-mukaʿʿabayn	مُكَعَّبَتَيْن‎ mukaʿʿabatayn	الْمُكَعَّبَتَيْن‎ al-mukaʿʿabatayn
Nominative	مُكَعَّبَانِ‎ mukaʿʿabāni	الْمُكَعَّبَانِ‎ al-mukaʿʿabāni	مُكَعَّبَتَانِ‎ mukaʿʿabatāni	الْمُكَعَّبَتَانِ‎ al-mukaʿʿabatāni
Accusative	مُكَعَّبَيْنِ‎ mukaʿʿabayni	الْمُكَعَّبَيْنِ‎ al-mukaʿʿabayni	مُكَعَّبَتَيْنِ‎ mukaʿʿabatayni	الْمُكَعَّبَتَيْنِ‎ al-mukaʿʿabatayni
Genitive	مُكَعَّبَيْنِ‎ mukaʿʿabayni	الْمُكَعَّبَيْنِ‎ al-mukaʿʿabayni	مُكَعَّبَتَيْنِ‎ mukaʿʿabatayni	الْمُكَعَّبَتَيْنِ‎ al-mukaʿʿabatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُكَعَّبِين‎ mukaʿʿabīn	الْمُكَعَّبِين‎ al-mukaʿʿabīn	مُكَعَّبَات‎ mukaʿʿabāt	الْمُكَعَّبَات‎ al-mukaʿʿabāt
Nominative	مُكَعَّبُونَ‎ mukaʿʿabūna	الْمُكَعَّبُونَ‎ al-mukaʿʿabūna	مُكَعَّبَاتٌ‎ mukaʿʿabātun	الْمُكَعَّبَاتُ‎ al-mukaʿʿabātu
Accusative	مُكَعَّبِينَ‎ mukaʿʿabīna	الْمُكَعَّبِينَ‎ al-mukaʿʿabīna	مُكَعَّبَاتٍ‎ mukaʿʿabātin	الْمُكَعَّبَاتِ‎ al-mukaʿʿabāti
Genitive	مُكَعَّبِينَ‎ mukaʿʿabīna	الْمُكَعَّبِينَ‎ al-mukaʿʿabīna	مُكَعَّبَاتٍ‎ mukaʿʿabātin	الْمُكَعَّبَاتِ‎ al-mukaʿʿabāti

Noun

مُكَعَّب • (mukaʿʿab) m (plural مُكَعَّبَات‎ (mukaʿʿabāt))

1. (geometry) cube

Declension

Declension of noun مُكَعَّب (mukaʿʿab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُكَعَّب mukaʿʿab	الْمُكَعَّب‎ al-mukaʿʿab	مُكَعَّب mukaʿʿab
Nominative	مُكَعَّبٌ mukaʿʿabun	الْمُكَعَّبُ‎ al-mukaʿʿabu	مُكَعَّبُ mukaʿʿabu
Accusative	مُكَعَّبًا‎ mukaʿʿaban	الْمُكَعَّبَ‎ al-mukaʿʿaba	مُكَعَّبَ mukaʿʿaba
Genitive	مُكَعَّبٍ mukaʿʿabin	الْمُكَعَّبِ‎ al-mukaʿʿabi	مُكَعَّبِ mukaʿʿabi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُكَعَّبَيْن‎ mukaʿʿabayn	الْمُكَعَّبَيْن‎ al-mukaʿʿabayn	مُكَعَّبَيْ‎ mukaʿʿabay
Nominative	مُكَعَّبَانِ‎ mukaʿʿabāni	الْمُكَعَّبَانِ‎ al-mukaʿʿabāni	مُكَعَّبَا‎ mukaʿʿabā
Accusative	مُكَعَّبَيْنِ‎ mukaʿʿabayni	الْمُكَعَّبَيْنِ‎ al-mukaʿʿabayni	مُكَعَّبَيْ‎ mukaʿʿabay
Genitive	مُكَعَّبَيْنِ‎ mukaʿʿabayni	الْمُكَعَّبَيْنِ‎ al-mukaʿʿabayni	مُكَعَّبَيْ‎ mukaʿʿabay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُكَعَّبَات‎ mukaʿʿabāt	الْمُكَعَّبَات‎ al-mukaʿʿabāt	مُكَعَّبَات‎ mukaʿʿabāt
Nominative	مُكَعَّبَاتٌ‎ mukaʿʿabātun	الْمُكَعَّبَاتُ‎ al-mukaʿʿabātu	مُكَعَّبَاتُ‎ mukaʿʿabātu
Accusative	مُكَعَّبَاتٍ‎ mukaʿʿabātin	الْمُكَعَّبَاتِ‎ al-mukaʿʿabāti	مُكَعَّبَاتِ‎ mukaʿʿabāti
Genitive	مُكَعَّبَاتٍ‎ mukaʿʿabātin	الْمُكَعَّبَاتِ‎ al-mukaʿʿabāti	مُكَعَّبَاتِ‎ mukaʿʿabāti

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: مكعب‎ (mükaʿʿab)
  • Turkish: mükaap
• → Persian: مکعب‎ (moka'ab)
• → Uzbek: mukaab

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُكَعَّب‎ (mukaʿʿab).

Adjective

مكعب • (mükaʿʿab)

1. having huckle-bones
2. (geometry) cube-shaped, cubic

Derived terms

• جذر مكعب‎ (ceẕr-i mükaʿʿab, “a cube root”)

Noun

مكعب • (mükaʿʿab)

1. (geometry) cube
2. cube number or quantity
3. (a cloth) figured with squares, or folded up into a squarish or cubical form

Descendants

• Turkish: mükaap

Further reading

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “مكعب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1958

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ك ع ب‎

Etymology

From Arabic مُكَعَّب‎ (mukaʿʿab).

Noun

مكعّب • (mkaʕʕab, mukaʕʕab) m

1. cube

Adjective

مكعّب • (mkaʕʕab) (feminine مكعّبة‎ (mkaʕʕabe))

1. cubed, cubic

Derived terms

• متر مكعّب‎ (mitr mkaʕʕab, “cubic metre”)