جَبْءٌ

1.
singular of جِبَأَةٌ, like as فَقْعٌ is of فِقَعَةٌ, and غَرْدٌ of غِرَدَةٌ: (S:) or i. q. كَمْأَةٌ: (K:) or n. un. of جَبْأَةٌ, which is a coll. gen. n., like كَمْأَةٌ: (MF and TA, voce قَعْبٌ:) [J says,] جِبَأَةٌ signifies Red كَمْأَة [or truffles]: or, according to El-Ahmar, those [truffles] that incline to redness; كَمْأَةٌ signifying those that incline to dust-colour and blackness; and فِقَعَةٌ, the white; and بَنَاتُ أَوْبَرَ, the small: (S:) according to AHn, جَبْأَةٌ signifies a white thing resembling a كَمْء, of which no use is made: but according to IAar, the black كَمْأَة; which, he says, are the best of كمأة: (TA:) the plural of جَبْءٌ is أَجْبُوءٌ, (S, K,) a plural of pauc., (S,) and جِبَأَةٌ, [as mentioned above,] or, according to Sb, this is a quasi-plural n., (TA,) and جَبَأٌ, (K,) or this also is a quasi-plural n. (TA.)
2.
I. q. أَكَمَةٌ [q. v., i. e. A hill, or mound, &c.]: pls. as above. (K.)
3.
A hollow, or cavity, (T, K,) in a mountain, (TA,) in which the water (T, K) of the rain (TA) stagnates, (T,) or collects: (K:) plural as above. (K.)

Perseus ID: n4925