نوبة

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See also: نوبه

Arabic

Root
ن و ب (n w b)
7 terms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verbal noun of the verb نَابَ (nāba, “to afflict, to occur”). The sense of a troupe of musicians is probably a semantic loan from Ottoman Turkish نوبت (nevbet, nöbet).

Noun

نَوْبَة • (nawba) f (plural نَوْبَات (nawbāt) or نُوَب (nuwab))

  1. change, alteration, shift, rotation
  2. turn (one’s turn)
  3. time, instance, case, occasion
  4. fit, paroxysm, attack
  5. crisis
  6. change of the guard, guard duty
    • 1835, كتاب القوانين الداخلية المتعلق بمشاة عساكر الجهادية, قانون ٣٤٠, page 80:
      ضباط الصف والأنفار الذين بصدد الخروج من القشلة يشرع كل واحد منهم في لبس قيافته المقننة بعد ضرب نوبة الجمعية.
      Field officers and units which are about to leave the barracks are required each one to wear the prescribed apparel after taking up joint guard duty.
  7. bugle call
  8. (Syria) troupe of musicians, small native orchestra
    Synonyms: جَوْقَة (jawqa), فِرْقَة (firqa)
Declension
Declension of noun نَوْبَة (nawba)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نَوْبَة
nawba 		النَّوْبَة
an-nawba 		نَوْبَة
nawbat
Nominative نَوْبَةٌ
nawbatun 		النَّوْبَةُ
an-nawbatu 		نَوْبَةُ
nawbatu
Accusative نَوْبَةً
nawbatan 		النَّوْبَةَ
an-nawbata 		نَوْبَةَ
nawbata
Genitive نَوْبَةٍ
nawbatin 		النَّوْبَةِ
an-nawbati 		نَوْبَةِ
nawbati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نَوْبَتَيْن
nawbatayn 		النَّوْبَتَيْن
an-nawbatayn 		نَوْبَتَيْ
nawbatay
Nominative نَوْبَتَانِ
nawbatāni 		النَّوْبَتَانِ
an-nawbatāni 		نَوْبَتَا
nawbatā
Accusative نَوْبَتَيْنِ
nawbatayni 		النَّوْبَتَيْنِ
an-nawbatayni 		نَوْبَتَيْ
nawbatay
Genitive نَوْبَتَيْنِ
nawbatayni 		النَّوْبَتَيْنِ
an-nawbatayni 		نَوْبَتَيْ
nawbatay
Plural sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نَوْبَات‎; نُوَب
nawbāt‎; nuwab 		النَّوْبَات‎; النُّوَب
an-nawbāt‎; an-nuwab 		نَوْبَات‎; نُوَب
nawbāt‎; nuwab
Nominative نَوْبَاتٌ‎; نُوَبٌ
nawbātun‎; nuwabun 		النَّوْبَاتُ‎; النُّوَبُ
an-nawbātu‎; an-nuwabu 		نَوْبَاتُ‎; نُوَبُ
nawbātu‎; nuwabu
Accusative نَوْبَاتٍ‎; نُوَبًا
nawbātin‎; nuwaban 		النَّوْبَاتِ‎; النُّوَبَ
an-nawbāti‎; an-nuwaba 		نَوْبَاتِ‎; نُوَبَ
nawbāti‎; nuwaba
Genitive نَوْبَاتٍ‎; نُوَبٍ
nawbātin‎; nuwabin 		النَّوْبَاتِ‎; النُّوَبِ
an-nawbāti‎; an-nuwabi 		نَوْبَاتِ‎; نُوَبِ
nawbāti‎; nuwabi
Descendants

Noun

نُوبَة • (nūba) f (plural نُوَب (nuwab))

  1. misfortune, calamity, mishap, misadventure, accident, reversal
  2. a musical suite in Arabic music, particularly in the Andalusian tradition as well as elsewhere in the Maghreb
Declension
Declension of noun نُوبَة (nūba)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نُوبَة
nūba 		النُّوبَة
an-nūba 		نُوبَة
nūbat
Nominative نُوبَةٌ
nūbatun 		النُّوبَةُ
an-nūbatu 		نُوبَةُ
nūbatu
Accusative نُوبَةً
nūbatan 		النُّوبَةَ
an-nūbata 		نُوبَةَ
nūbata
Genitive نُوبَةٍ
nūbatin 		النُّوبَةِ
an-nūbati 		نُوبَةِ
nūbati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نُوبَتَيْن
nūbatayn 		النُّوبَتَيْن
an-nūbatayn 		نُوبَتَيْ
nūbatay
Nominative نُوبَتَانِ
nūbatāni 		النُّوبَتَانِ
an-nūbatāni 		نُوبَتَا
nūbatā
Accusative نُوبَتَيْنِ
nūbatayni 		النُّوبَتَيْنِ
an-nūbatayni 		نُوبَتَيْ
nūbatay
Genitive نُوبَتَيْنِ
nūbatayni 		النُّوبَتَيْنِ
an-nūbatayni 		نُوبَتَيْ
nūbatay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نُوَب
nuwab 		النُّوَب
an-nuwab 		نُوَب
nuwab
Nominative نُوَبٌ
nuwabun 		النُّوَبُ
an-nuwabu 		نُوَبُ
nuwabu
Accusative نُوَبًا
nuwaban 		النُّوَبَ
an-nuwaba 		نُوَبَ
nuwaba
Genitive نُوَبٍ
nuwabin 		النُّوَبِ
an-nuwabi 		نُوَبِ
nuwabi

Etymology 2

Noun

نُوبَة • (nūba) f

  1. only used in النُّوبَة (an-nūba, “Nubia”)
Declension
Declension of noun النُّوبَة (an-nūba)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — النُّوبَة
an-nūba 		—
Nominative — النُّوبَةُ
an-nūbatu 		—
Accusative — النُّوبَةَ
an-nūbata 		—
Genitive — النُّوبَةِ
an-nūbati 		—

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “نوبة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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