كبيس

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كبيس

/ka.biːs/

Where it comes from

From the root ك ب س (k b s), but the “intercalary” meaning is a semantic loan from Classical Syriac ܟܒܝܫ (kabbīš), the passive participle of ܟܒܰܫ (kḇaš, “to tread down”), the Syriac verb corresponding to Arabic كَبَسَ (kabasa, “to press down”).

adjective كَبِيس · kabīs · الْكَبِيس · كَبِيسَة · الْكَبِيسَة

pickled, canned, bottled etc.
stuffed, mummified
intercalary, leap … (as in leap year)

noun كَبِيس · kabīs

collective pickles
Similar: طُرْشِيّ, مُخَلَّل, أَچَار

In English

intercalary of a time period, inserted between others
pickled preserved by pickling

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {كبيس},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B3},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}