كهربكَهْرَبٌ and كَهْرَبَا [or كَهْرُبَا] A well-known  yellow substance; [yellow amber]: from the Persian كَاهُ رُبَا, i. e., “ carrying off straw, ” [on account of its electric attraction]. (TA.) See De Sacy's Chrest. Ar., sec. ed., iii. 468: and see حَوَرٌ.كهف
 See Supplement كهكب كَهْكَبٌ and كَهْكَمٌ i. q. بَاذِنْجَانٌ [The eggplant, or melongena]. (IAar, T, K.) Mentioned  in the T in art. كهكم; whence it seems that the ب is a substitute for م. (TA.)