Arabic - English Dictionary جَعْبَة
Root: ج ع بArabic English Dictionary: meaning and translation for جَعْبَة (jbh-2)
ج جَعَبات وجَعْبات وجِعاب : وعاء السِّهام والنِّبال، وقد يجوز إطلاقها اليوم على ما يضع الجنديّ فيه الرصاص
Translation:
plural: ja'abaat, ja'baat, and ji'ab: quiver for arrows and bolts, and today it may be applied to what a soldier puts bullets in.
- باح بمكنون صدره، باح بسرِّه
- إنَّه جَعْبَة معلومات : يُطلق ذلك على شخص يعرف أشياء كثيرة أو يتذكّرها، ويكون دائم الاستعداد لإطلاع الآخرين عليها
- ليس في جَعْبَته شيء : ليس عنده أخبار.
Translation:
- he revealed what was hidden in his chest, disclosed his secret
- He is a quiver of information: said of a person who knows or remembers many things and is always ready to share them with others
- There is nothing in his quiver: he has no news.
Example / Citation:
" قاتَل حتّى آخر سهمٍ في جَعبته "
Translation:
"He fought until the last arrow in his quiver."