قيقب

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قيقب

/qaj.qab/

Where it comes from

Uncertain, from the root ق ب ب (q b b), meaning “the side of an animal”, “the belly or abdomen”, where the saddle rests; the root suggested by Lane to ultimately be onomatopoeic in origin from the sound of a rumbling stomach. Related to ق و ب (q w b), meaning “to carve, peel, or hollow out wood”, see قَبْقَاب (qabqāb). Also relation to Classical Syriac ܩܘܒܬܐ originally meaning a vaulted structure, the sense of seat being post-Arabic influence, however suggests a connection perhaps with the vaulted dome or tent like howdah design, a woman's enclosed saddle.

noun قَيْقَب · qayqab · قَيْقَبَة · الْقَيْقَب

collective maple (Acer spp.)
al Andalus, collective nettle tree, hackberry (Celtis australis) فأما غراسة الميس وهو القيقب وهو ضرب من النشم وإن الذكر هو النشم الأسود وثمره حب صغار سود مدحرجة في داخلها نواة. تؤكل في أكتوبر وفيها بعض الحلاوة وخشبه جيد للسروج ولغير ذلك. وتوافقه المواضع الرطبة وكل الأرض وينجب في كل مكان إلا في الأرض السوداء الحارة.
Similar: مَيْس, نَشَم أَبْيَض
collective strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo)
Similar: قَيْقَبَان, قَطْلَب, جَنَاء أَحْمَر
collective saddle-wood, wood used for making saddles or frames
collective saddle

In English

maple tree of the genus Acer genus
hackberry plant

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قيقب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}