كعبة

See also: کعبه and کعبہ

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ك ع ب (k ʕ b). Apparently unrelated to Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʕ.ba/

Noun

كَعْبَة • (kaʕba) f (plural كَعَبَات (kaʕabāt) or كَعْبَات (kaʕbāt) or كِعَاب (kiʕāb))

1. cube, a cubic structure
2. (figuratively) shrine, focus of interest

Declension

Declension of noun كَعْبَة (kaʕba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَعْبَة kaʕba	الْكَعْبَة al-kaʕba	كَعْبَة kaʕbat
Nominative	كَعْبَةٌ kaʕbatun	الْكَعْبَةُ al-kaʕbatu	كَعْبَةُ kaʕbatu
Accusative	كَعْبَةً kaʕbatan	الْكَعْبَةَ al-kaʕbata	كَعْبَةَ kaʕbata
Genitive	كَعْبَةٍ kaʕbatin	الْكَعْبَةِ al-kaʕbati	كَعْبَةِ kaʕbati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَعْبَتَيْن kaʕbatayn	الْكَعْبَتَيْن al-kaʕbatayn	كَعْبَتَيْ kaʕbatay
Nominative	كَعْبَتَانِ kaʕbatāni	الْكَعْبَتَانِ al-kaʕbatāni	كَعْبَتَا kaʕbatā
Accusative	كَعْبَتَيْنِ kaʕbatayni	الْكَعْبَتَيْنِ al-kaʕbatayni	كَعْبَتَيْ kaʕbatay
Genitive	كَعْبَتَيْنِ kaʕbatayni	الْكَعْبَتَيْنِ al-kaʕbatayni	كَعْبَتَيْ kaʕbatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَعَبَات‎; كَعْبَات‎; كِعَاب kaʕabāt‎; kaʕbāt‎; kiʕāb	الْكَعَبَات‎; الْكَعْبَات‎; الْكِعَاب al-kaʕabāt‎; al-kaʕbāt‎; al-kiʕāb	كَعَبَات‎; كَعْبَات‎; كِعَاب kaʕabāt‎; kaʕbāt‎; kiʕāb
Nominative	كَعَبَاتٌ‎; كَعْبَاتٌ‎; كِعَابٌ kaʕabātun‎; kaʕbātun‎; kiʕābun	الْكَعَبَاتُ‎; الْكَعْبَاتُ‎; الْكِعَابُ al-kaʕabātu‎; al-kaʕbātu‎; al-kiʕābu	كَعَبَاتُ‎; كَعْبَاتُ‎; كِعَابُ kaʕabātu‎; kaʕbātu‎; kiʕābu
Accusative	كَعَبَاتٍ‎; كَعْبَاتٍ‎; كِعَابًا kaʕabātin‎; kaʕbātin‎; kiʕāban	الْكَعَبَاتِ‎; الْكَعْبَاتِ‎; الْكِعَابَ al-kaʕabāti‎; al-kaʕbāti‎; al-kiʕāba	كَعَبَاتِ‎; كَعْبَاتِ‎; كِعَابَ kaʕabāti‎; kaʕbāti‎; kiʕāba
Genitive	كَعَبَاتٍ‎; كَعْبَاتٍ‎; كِعَابٍ kaʕabātin‎; kaʕbātin‎; kiʕābin	الْكَعَبَاتِ‎; الْكَعْبَاتِ‎; الْكِعَابِ al-kaʕabāti‎; al-kaʕbāti‎; al-kiʕābi	كَعَبَاتِ‎; كَعْبَاتِ‎; كِعَابِ kaʕabāti‎; kaʕbāti‎; kiʕābi

Derived terms

• اَلْكَعْبَة (al-kaʕba, “the Kaaba”)