Arabic

Noun

كَبْس • ‎(kabs) m

1. verbal noun of كَبَسَ ‎(kabasa) (form I)
2. pressure, squeeze, pressing
3. raid, attack
4. pickling, preservation (in vinegar, etc.)
5. intercalation

Declension

Verb

كَبَسَ • ‎(kabasa) I, non-past يَكْبِسُ‎ (yakbisu)

1. to press, to exert pressure, to squeeze
2. to attack, to raid
3. to intercalate
4. to pickle, to preserve (in vinegar, etc.)
5. to marinate
6. to conserve

Conjugation

References

• Wehr, Hans (1976), “كبس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-001-8

Verb

كَبَّسَ • ‎(kabbasa) II, non-past يُكَبِّسُ‎ (yukabbisu)

1. to press hard, to squeeze hard
2. to massage

Conjugation

Related terms

• كابوس