The triliteral root kāf wāw bā (ك و ب) occurs four times in the Quran as the noun akwāb (أَكْوَاب). The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
| (43:71:6) wa-akwābin | and cups | يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِصِحَافٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ |
| (56:18:1) bi-akwābin | With vessels | بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ |
| (76:15:6) wa-akwābin | and cups | وَيُطَافُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِآنِيَةٍ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ كَانَتْ قَوَارِيرَا |
| (88:14:1) wa-akwābun | And cups | وَأَكْوَابٌ مَوْضُوعَةٌ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
