عبب

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عبب

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Likely related to Classical Syriac ܥܒܐ (ʾāḇā, “forest, thicket”), the root ع ب ب (ʕ b b) related to swellings and thickenings being the Aramaic reflex of the Arabic root ض ب ب (ḍ b b) related to sticking, density, tumorosity. Later duplicated to عُبْعُب (ʕubʕub).

noun عُبَب · ʕubab

winter cherry, bladder cherry (Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi)
Similar: حَرَنْكَش, كَاكَنْج, عُبَب الثَّعْلَب, عِنَب الثَّعْلَب
winter cherry, poison gooseberry, ashwagandha (Withania somnifera, syn. Physalis somnifera)
Similar: حَرَنْكَش, عُبَب الثَّعْلَب, عِنَب الثَّعْلَب

noun عُبُب · ʕubub

plural plural of عُبَاب (ʕubāb, “waves or billows of a torrent of water”)

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عبب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}