قَلْب
pith
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Highlights
Plural
قُلُوب
Verbal noun of
قَلَبَ
to turn
Most common words from the same root
Verb · Form I
قَلَبَ
to turn
Noun
قَلْب
pith
Adjective
مُتَقَلِّب
volatile
Verb · Form II
قَلَّبَ
to turn
قَلْب in English
Noun · masculine
Verbal noun of قَلَبَ (to turn): the act or idea of the verb.
- heart (organ)
- heart (the symbolic seat of human emotion)
إِنَّمَا يُمْكِنُ لِلْإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَرَى بِصُورَةٍ صَحِيحَةٍ مِنْ خِلَالِ قَلْبِهِ؛ فَالْأُمُورَ الْجَوْهَرِيَّةِ غَيْرُ مُرَئِيَّةٍ لِلْعَيْنِ.It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Word origin
Derived from قَلَبَ (qalaba, “to turn”). Alternatively, from Proto-Semitic *libb- (“heart”), with the initial ق possibly being a phonological insertion to break a biconsonantal cluster and avoid *∅alb or *∅ulb, thus *lb → *∅alb → qalb. See also Arabic لُبّ (lubb), "core, heart, intellect", without q- as well.
Words from the root ق-ل-ب
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
قَلَبَ
· present يَقْلِبُ
Form I · The plain action
to turn; to change
قَلَّبَ
· present يُقَلِّبُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to turn, to flip, to roll over repeatedly
تَقْلِيب
tipping over
مُقَلِّب
مُقَلَّب
تَقَلَّبَ
· present يَتَقَلَّبُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
To be turned over, to be reversed; To be over turned
تَقَلُّب
rolling over and over sideways
مُتَقَلِّب
volatile
مُتَقَلَّب
اِنْقَلَبَ
· present يَنْقَلِبُ
Form VII · Passive or resultative
to be turned upside down or topsy-turvy, to be overturned; to be converted, to change, to transform; to become
اِنْقِلَاب
coup d'état
مُنْقَلِب
capsized
مُنْقَلَب
related to the heart
مَقْلَب
side
قَالَب
form
قَلِيب
waterhole
اِسْتِقْلَاب
verbal noun of اِسْتَقْلَبَ
اِسْتِقْلَابِيّ
metabolic
قَلْب: plural and other forms
| Singular | قَلْب |
|---|---|
| Plural | قُلُوب |
قَلْب in a sentence
Dictionary examples
heart
إِنَّمَا يُمْكِنُ لِلْإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَرَى بِصُورَةٍ صَحِيحَةٍ مِنْ خِلَالِ قَلْبِهِ؛ فَالْأُمُورَ الْجَوْهَرِيَّةِ غَيْرُ مُرَئِيَّةٍ لِلْعَيْنِ.It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
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