كهرباء

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كهرباء

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کَهْرُبا (kahrubā, “amber”), from Middle Persian khlpʾd (kah-rubāy). Cognate with كَهْرَب (kahrab).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kah.ra.baːʔ/, /kah.ru.baːʔ/

Noun

كَهْرَبَاء or كَهْرُبَاء • (kahrabāʔ or kahrubāʔ) f

  1. electricity
  2. (obsolete) amber
    Synonyms: كَهْرَب (kahrab), كَهْرَمَان (kahramān)

Declension

Declension of noun كَهْرَبَاء (kahrabāʔ)‎; كَهْرُبَاء (kahrubāʔ)
Singular basic singular diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كَهْرَبَاء‎; كَهْرُبَاء
kahrabāʔ‎; kahrubāʔ 		الْكَهْرَبَاء‎; الْكَهْرُبَاء
al-kahrabāʔ‎; al-kahrubāʔ 		كَهْرَبَاء‎; كَهْرُبَاء
kahrabāʔ‎; kahrubāʔ
Nominative كَهْرَبَاءُ‎; كَهْرُبَاءُ
kahrabāʔu‎; kahrubāʔu 		الْكَهْرَبَاءُ‎; الْكَهْرُبَاءُ
al-kahrabāʔu‎; al-kahrubāʔu 		كَهْرَبَاءُ‎; كَهْرُبَاءُ
kahrabāʔu‎; kahrubāʔu
Accusative كَهْرَبَاءَ‎; كَهْرُبَاءَ
kahrabāʔa‎; kahrubāʔa 		الْكَهْرَبَاءَ‎; الْكَهْرُبَاءَ
al-kahrabāʔa‎; al-kahrubāʔa 		كَهْرَبَاءَ‎; كَهْرُبَاءَ
kahrabāʔa‎; kahrubāʔa
Genitive كَهْرَبَاءَ‎; كَهْرُبَاءَ
kahrabāʔa‎; kahrubāʔa 		الْكَهْرَبَاءِ‎; الْكَهْرُبَاءِ
al-kahrabāʔi‎; al-kahrubāʔi 		كَهْرَبَاءِ‎; كَهْرُبَاءِ
kahrabāʔi‎; kahrubāʔi

Derived terms

References

  • Jacob, Georg (1886) Der Bernstein bei den Arabern des Mittelalters‎, Berlin: Carl Fraenkel
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “كهرباء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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