قبطان

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Arabic

Etymology

From Latin capitāneus.

Pronunciation

Noun

قُبْطان (qubṭānm (plural قَبَاطِين (qabāṭīn) or قَبَاطِنَة (qabāṭina))

  1. captain
    Synonyms: رُبَّان (rubbān), (obsolete) إِشْتِيَام (ʔištiyām)

Declension

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قُبْطان (qubṭān), from Latin capitāneus.

Pronunciation

Noun

قُبْطان (gubṭānm (plural قَبَاطنة (gabāṭna), and قَبَاطين (gabāṭīn))

  1. a skipper, captain of a ship