كَهْرَبٌ 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.