kbb / Semitic roots

Examples of words with the root kbb: kibbeh, shish kebab.

kbb1

East Semitic, to burn, char.

shish kebab, from Arabic kabāb, cooked meat in small pieces, probably from Aramaic kabbābā, burning, charring, from kabbeb, to char, roast, probably from Akkadian kabābu, to burn, char.

kbb2

West Semitic root, to encircle, overturn.

kibbeh, from Arabic kubba, ball, meatball (by association with kabāb, kebab; see kbb1).

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