قحبة

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق ح ب (q-ḥ-b) related to coughing. Said to be from the practice of coughing as a signal to potential customers in pre-Islamic Arabia.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Arabic) IPA(key): /qaħ.ba/

Regional pronunciation:
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Noun

قَحْبَة • (qaḥba) f (plural قِحَاب (qiḥāb))

  1. cougher, a woman who coughs a lot, especially an old one
  2. (vulgar) whore, harlot (a prostitute or any woman suspect of promiscuity or indecent behaviour)
    Synonyms: عاهِرة (ʕāhira), فاجِرة (fājira)

Declension

Declension of noun قَحْبَة (qaḥba)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَحْبَة
qaḥba 		الْقَحْبَة
al-qaḥba 		قَحْبَة
qaḥbat
Nominative قَحْبَةٌ
qaḥbatun 		الْقَحْبَةُ
al-qaḥbatu 		قَحْبَةُ
qaḥbatu
Accusative قَحْبَةً
qaḥbatan 		الْقَحْبَةَ
al-qaḥbata 		قَحْبَةَ
qaḥbata
Genitive قَحْبَةٍ
qaḥbatin 		الْقَحْبَةِ
al-qaḥbati 		قَحْبَةِ
qaḥbati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَحْبَتَيْن
qaḥbatayn 		الْقَحْبَتَيْن
al-qaḥbatayn 		قَحْبَتَيْ
qaḥbatay
Nominative قَحْبَتَانِ
qaḥbatāni 		الْقَحْبَتَانِ
al-qaḥbatāni 		قَحْبَتَا
qaḥbatā
Accusative قَحْبَتَيْنِ
qaḥbatayni 		الْقَحْبَتَيْنِ
al-qaḥbatayni 		قَحْبَتَيْ
qaḥbatay
Genitive قَحْبَتَيْنِ
qaḥbatayni 		الْقَحْبَتَيْنِ
al-qaḥbatayni 		قَحْبَتَيْ
qaḥbatay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِحَاب
qiḥāb 		الْقِحَاب
al-qiḥāb 		قِحَاب
qiḥāb
Nominative قِحَابٌ
qiḥābun 		الْقِحَابُ
al-qiḥābu 		قِحَابُ
qiḥābu
Accusative قِحَابًا
qiḥāban 		الْقِحَابَ
al-qiḥāba 		قِحَابَ
qiḥāba
Genitive قِحَابٍ
qiḥābin 		الْقِحَابِ
al-qiḥābi 		قِحَابِ
qiḥābi

Descendants

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ح ب
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قَحْبَة (qaḥba).

Pronunciation

Noun

قحبة • (gaḥba) f (plural قحبات (gaḥbāt) or قحاب (guḥḥāb))

  1. (vulgar) whore, harlot (a prostitute or any woman suspect of promiscuity or indecent behaviour)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَحْبَة (qaḥba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qaħ.ba/
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Noun

قحبة • (qaḥba) f (plural قحبات (qaḥbāt) or قحاب (qḥāb))

  1. (vulgar) whore, harlot (a prostitute or any woman suspect of promiscuity or indecent behaviour)

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