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عُلْبَة
box /ˈʕul.ba/
nounB1#1620 most common
Also: can, tin, pack (e.g. of cigarettes)
Example sentences
هذِهِ عُلْبَة.
This is a box.
أُريدُ عُلْبَةَ حَليب.
I want a can of milk.
ضَعِ القَلَمَ في العُلْبَة.
Put the pen in the box.
اِشتَرَيتُ عُلْبَةَ بِسكويت مِنَ المَتجَر.
I bought a box of biscuits from the store.
كانَتِ العُلْبَةُ فارِغَةً عِندَما فَتَحتُها.
The box was empty when I opened it.
اِحتَفَظَت بِرَسائِلِهِ القَديمَةِ في عُلْبَةٍ مَعدِنِيَّةٍ صَدِئَة.
She kept his old letters in a rusty metal box.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عُلْبَةٌ | عُلَبٌ |
| Genitive | عُلْبَةٍ | عُلَبٍ |
| Accusative | عُلْبَةً | عُلَبًا |
| Vocative | يا عُلْبَةُ | يا عُلَبُ |
Word family
عُلَبboxes (plural)
عُلَيْبَةsmall box (diminutive)
عَلَّبَto can, to tin
مُعَلَّباتcanned goods
تَعليبcanning, packaging
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic triliteral root ع-ل-ب, tied to the idea of a container or vessel. It follows the common fuʿla noun pattern with the feminine ending. From the same root Arabic later coined the verb عَلَّبَ, to can or tin food.
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