كاعب

Arabic

Root
ح م ل (ḥ m l)
21 terms

Derived from the active participle of كَعَبَ (kaʕaba, “to be full and round (of breasts)”).

كَاعِب • (kāʕib) (feminine plural كَوَاعِب (kawāʕib))

having full, round, swelling, protuberant breasts
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 78:33:
  وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتۡرَابٗا.
  And voluptuous women of equal age.

Declension of adjective كَاعِب (kāʕib)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	—		basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	—	—	كَاعِب kāʕib	الْكَاعِب al-kāʕib
Nominative	—	—	كَاعِبٌ kāʕibun	الْكَاعِبُ al-kāʕibu
Accusative	—	—	كَاعِبًا kāʕiban	الْكَاعِبَ al-kāʕiba
Genitive	—	—	كَاعِبٍ kāʕibin	الْكَاعِبِ al-kāʕibi
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	—	—	كَاعِبَيْن kāʕibayn	الْكَاعِبَيْن al-kāʕibayn
Nominative	—	—	كَاعِبَانِ kāʕibāni	الْكَاعِبَانِ al-kāʕibāni
Accusative	—	—	كَاعِبَيْنِ kāʕibayni	الْكَاعِبَيْنِ al-kāʕibayni
Genitive	—	—	كَاعِبَيْنِ kāʕibayni	الْكَاعِبَيْنِ al-kāʕibayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	—		basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	—	—	كَوَاعِب kawāʕib	الْكَوَاعِب al-kawāʕib
Nominative	—	—	كَوَاعِبُ kawāʕibu	الْكَوَاعِبُ al-kawāʕibu
Accusative	—	—	كَوَاعِبَ kawāʕiba	الْكَوَاعِبَ al-kawāʕiba
Genitive	—	—	كَوَاعِبَ kawāʕiba	الْكَوَاعِبِ al-kawāʕibi