كئب

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كئب

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Cognate with Hebrew כָּאַב (ka'áv, “to hurt, to pain, to ache”), Aramaic כֵּאבָא/כֵּיבָא (kēḇā).

verb كَئِبَ · kaʔiba · يَكْأَبُ · كَآبَة · اِكْتِئَاب · كَأْب

to be depressed
Similar: اِكْتَئَبَ
to be sad
Similar: حَزِنَ, وَجَد
to be worried

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {كئب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%A6%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}