علبة
العربية
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علبة
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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).
noun عُلْبَة · ʕulba · عُلَب · عِلَاب · الْعُلْبَة
- box, chest, trunk, can
In English
Talk about this word "علبة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. علبة. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A9 "علبة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A9.Cite this
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