علبة

See also: غلبة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ل ب (ʕ l b).
Compared by Paul Haupt to Akkadian 𒀀𒆷𒈪𒌅 (a-la-mi-tu /⁠alamittu, elamittu, alabattu⁠/, “a kind of palm-tree”), as عُلْبَة (ʕulba), عَلَبَة (ʕalaba), collective عُلَب (ʕulab), 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 • (ʕulba) f (plural عُلَب (ʕulab) or عِلَاب (ʕilāb))

1. box, chest, trunk, can

Declension

Declension of noun عُلْبَة (ʕulba)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عُلْبَة ʕulba	الْعُلْبَة al-ʕulba	عُلْبَة ʕulbat
nominative	عُلْبَةٌ ʕulbatun	الْعُلْبَةُ al-ʕulbatu	عُلْبَةُ ʕulbatu
accusative	عُلْبَةً ʕulbatan	الْعُلْبَةَ al-ʕulbata	عُلْبَةَ ʕulbata
genitive	عُلْبَةٍ ʕulbatin	الْعُلْبَةِ al-ʕulbati	عُلْبَةِ ʕulbati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عُلْبَتَيْن ʕulbatayn	الْعُلْبَتَيْن al-ʕulbatayn	عُلْبَتَيْ ʕulbatay
nominative	عُلْبَتَانِ ʕulbatāni	الْعُلْبَتَانِ al-ʕulbatāni	عُلْبَتَا ʕulbatā
accusative	عُلْبَتَيْنِ ʕulbatayni	الْعُلْبَتَيْنِ al-ʕulbatayni	عُلْبَتَيْ ʕulbatay
genitive	عُلْبَتَيْنِ ʕulbatayni	الْعُلْبَتَيْنِ al-ʕulbatayni	عُلْبَتَيْ ʕulbatay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عُلَب‎; عِلَاب ʕulab‎; ʕilāb	الْعُلَب‎; الْعِلَاب al-ʕulab‎; al-ʕilāb	عُلَب‎; عِلَاب ʕulab‎; ʕilāb
nominative	عُلَبٌ‎; عِلَابٌ ʕulabun‎; ʕilābun	الْعُلَبُ‎; الْعِلَابُ al-ʕulabu‎; al-ʕilābu	عُلَبُ‎; عِلَابُ ʕulabu‎; ʕilābu
accusative	عُلَبًا‎; عِلَابًا ʕulaban‎; ʕilāban	الْعُلَبَ‎; الْعِلَابَ al-ʕulaba‎; al-ʕilāba	عُلَبَ‎; عِلَابَ ʕulaba‎; ʕilāba
genitive	عُلَبٍ‎; عِلَابٍ ʕulabin‎; ʕilābin	الْعُلَبِ‎; الْعِلَابِ al-ʕulabi‎; al-ʕilābi	عُلَبِ‎; عِلَابِ ʕulabi‎; ʕilābi

Derived terms

• عُلْبَة أَيْرُوسُولٍ (ʕulba(t) ʔayrūsūlin)

References

• Haupt, Paul (1907), “Psalm 137”, in Orientalistische Literaturzeitung (in German), volume 10, number 2, column 68
• Haupt, Paul (1910), “Elul und Adar”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎ (in German), volume 64, page 714
• Lane, Edward William (1863-1893), “علبة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2126.

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ع ل ب
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic عُلْبَة (ʕulba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕul.ba/

Noun

علبة • (ʕulba) f (plural عُلَب (ʕulab))

1. container, can, box

   Synonym: (archaic) حق (ḥugg)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عُلْبَة (ʕulba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕul.be/, [ˈʕʊl.be]
• IPA^(key): /ʕil.be/, [ˈʕɪl.be]

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Noun

علبة • (ʕulbe, ʕilbe) f (plural علب (ʕulab, ʕilab))

1. tin, can, box

   علبة كرتون ― ʕulbet kartōn ― cardboard box

   علبة كبريت ― ʕulbet kibrīt ― matchbox

   فتّاحة علب ― fattāḥet ʕolab ― can opener

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