عُلْبَة

عُلْبَة in English

Noun · feminine

1. box, chest, trunk, can

Word origin

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).

Words from the root ع-ل-ب

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb.

عُلْبَة: plural and other forms