Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
كوب
Parts of Speech
Noun (4×)
Qur'an Occurrences
4 times across 4 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root كوب across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root كُوبَةٌ (kūbah) refers to games like backgammon (نَرْد) or chess (شِطْرَنْج), especially in Yemen. It can also mean a small, slender drum or a musical instrument called بَرْبَط.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: k-w-b
Listen: وَأَكْوَابٌ 88:14
Root letters: ك — و — ب

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

All word forms derived from the root كوب as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun

Concordance — 4 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root كوب appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (4)

Noun (4 verses — showing first 5)

Ornaments of Gold, Luxury, The Embellishment 43:71 Noun
یُطَافُ عَلَیۡهِم بِصِحَافࣲ مِّن ذَهَبࣲ وَأَكۡوَابࣲۖ وَفِیهَا مَا تَشۡتَهِیهِ ٱلۡأَنفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ ٱلۡأَعۡیُنُۖ وَأَنتُمۡ فِیهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ ۝٧١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Circulated among them will be plates and vessels of gold. And therein is whatever the souls desire and [what] delights the eyes, and you will abide therein eternally
The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming 56:18 Noun
بِأَكۡوَابࣲ وَأَبَارِیقَ وَكَأۡسࣲ مِّن مَّعِینࣲ ۝١٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): With vessels, pitchers and a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring
Man 76:15 Noun
وَیُطَافُ عَلَیۡهِم بِءَانِیَةࣲ مِّن فِضَّةࣲ وَأَكۡوَابࣲ كَانَتۡ قَوَارِیرَا۠ ۝١٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And there will be circulated among them vessels of silver and cups having been [created] clear [as glass]
The Overwhelming, The Overwhelming Calamity, The Pall 88:14 Noun
وَأَكْوَابٌ مَّوْضُوعَةٌ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And cups put in plac

Derived Forms (3)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَأَكْوَابٍ waʾaakwaābin Noun
وَأَكْوَابٌ waʾaakwaābun Noun
بِأَكْوَابٍ biʾaakwaābin Noun