مكعب

See also: مکعب

Arabic

Root
ك ع ب (k-ʕ-b)

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of the verb كَعَّبَ (kaʕʕaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.kaʕ.ʕab/

Adjective

مُكَعَّب • (mukaʕʕab) (feminine مُكَعَّبَة (mukaʕʕaba))

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

Declension

Declension of adjective مُكَعَّب (mukaʕʕab)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُكَعَّب mukaʕʕab	الْمُكَعَّب al-mukaʕʕab	مُكَعَّبَة mukaʕʕaba	الْمُكَعَّبَة al-mukaʕʕaba
Nominative	مُكَعَّبٌ mukaʕʕabun	الْمُكَعَّبُ al-mukaʕʕabu	مُكَعَّبَةٌ mukaʕʕabatun	الْمُكَعَّبَةُ al-mukaʕʕabatu
Accusative	مُكَعَّبًا mukaʕʕaban	الْمُكَعَّبَ al-mukaʕʕaba	مُكَعَّبَةً mukaʕʕabatan	الْمُكَعَّبَةَ al-mukaʕʕabata
Genitive	مُكَعَّبٍ mukaʕʕabin	الْمُكَعَّبِ al-mukaʕʕabi	مُكَعَّبَةٍ mukaʕʕabatin	الْمُكَعَّبَةِ al-mukaʕʕabati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُكَعَّبَيْن mukaʕʕabayn	الْمُكَعَّبَيْن al-mukaʕʕabayn	مُكَعَّبَتَيْن mukaʕʕabatayn	الْمُكَعَّبَتَيْن al-mukaʕʕabatayn
Nominative	مُكَعَّبَانِ mukaʕʕabāni	الْمُكَعَّبَانِ al-mukaʕʕabāni	مُكَعَّبَتَانِ mukaʕʕabatāni	الْمُكَعَّبَتَانِ al-mukaʕʕabatāni
Accusative	مُكَعَّبَيْنِ mukaʕʕabayni	الْمُكَعَّبَيْنِ al-mukaʕʕabayni	مُكَعَّبَتَيْنِ mukaʕʕabatayni	الْمُكَعَّبَتَيْنِ al-mukaʕʕabatayni
Genitive	مُكَعَّبَيْنِ mukaʕʕabayni	الْمُكَعَّبَيْنِ al-mukaʕʕabayni	مُكَعَّبَتَيْنِ mukaʕʕabatayni	الْمُكَعَّبَتَيْنِ al-mukaʕʕabatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُكَعَّبِين mukaʕʕabīn	الْمُكَعَّبِين al-mukaʕʕabīn	مُكَعَّبَات mukaʕʕabāt	الْمُكَعَّبَات al-mukaʕʕabāt
Nominative	مُكَعَّبُونَ mukaʕʕabūna	الْمُكَعَّبُونَ al-mukaʕʕabūna	مُكَعَّبَاتٌ mukaʕʕabātun	الْمُكَعَّبَاتُ al-mukaʕʕabātu
Accusative	مُكَعَّبِينَ mukaʕʕabīna	الْمُكَعَّبِينَ al-mukaʕʕabīna	مُكَعَّبَاتٍ mukaʕʕabātin	الْمُكَعَّبَاتِ al-mukaʕʕabāti
Genitive	مُكَعَّبِينَ mukaʕʕabīna	الْمُكَعَّبِينَ al-mukaʕʕabīna	مُكَعَّبَاتٍ mukaʕʕabātin	الْمُكَعَّبَاتِ al-mukaʕʕabāti

Noun

مُكَعَّب • (mukaʕʕab) m (plural مُكَعَّبَات (mukaʕʕabāt))

1. (geometry) cube

Declension

Declension of noun مُكَعَّب (mukaʕʕab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُكَعَّب mukaʕʕab	الْمُكَعَّب al-mukaʕʕab	مُكَعَّب mukaʕʕab
Nominative	مُكَعَّبٌ mukaʕʕabun	الْمُكَعَّبُ al-mukaʕʕabu	مُكَعَّبُ mukaʕʕabu
Accusative	مُكَعَّبًا mukaʕʕaban	الْمُكَعَّبَ al-mukaʕʕaba	مُكَعَّبَ mukaʕʕaba
Genitive	مُكَعَّبٍ mukaʕʕabin	الْمُكَعَّبِ al-mukaʕʕabi	مُكَعَّبِ mukaʕʕabi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُكَعَّبَيْن mukaʕʕabayn	الْمُكَعَّبَيْن al-mukaʕʕabayn	مُكَعَّبَيْ mukaʕʕabay
Nominative	مُكَعَّبَانِ mukaʕʕabāni	الْمُكَعَّبَانِ al-mukaʕʕabāni	مُكَعَّبَا mukaʕʕabā
Accusative	مُكَعَّبَيْنِ mukaʕʕabayni	الْمُكَعَّبَيْنِ al-mukaʕʕabayni	مُكَعَّبَيْ mukaʕʕabay
Genitive	مُكَعَّبَيْنِ mukaʕʕabayni	الْمُكَعَّبَيْنِ al-mukaʕʕabayni	مُكَعَّبَيْ mukaʕʕabay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُكَعَّبَات mukaʕʕabāt	الْمُكَعَّبَات al-mukaʕʕabāt	مُكَعَّبَات mukaʕʕabāt
Nominative	مُكَعَّبَاتٌ mukaʕʕabātun	الْمُكَعَّبَاتُ al-mukaʕʕabātu	مُكَعَّبَاتُ mukaʕʕabātu
Accusative	مُكَعَّبَاتٍ mukaʕʕabātin	الْمُكَعَّبَاتِ al-mukaʕʕabāti	مُكَعَّبَاتِ mukaʕʕabāti
Genitive	مُكَعَّبَاتٍ mukaʕʕabātin	الْمُكَعَّبَاتِ al-mukaʕʕabāti	مُكَعَّبَاتِ mukaʕʕabāti

Descendants

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

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُكَعَّب (mukaʕʕab).

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^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1958

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ك ع ب
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic مُكَعَّب (mukaʕʕab).

Noun

مكعّب • (mkaʕʕab, mukaʕʕab) m

1. cube

Adjective

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

1. cubed, cubic

Derived terms

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