tebaa

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Etymology

Named after the city of Thebes in Upper Egypt, from Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai). Doublet of Tebo.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aa
  • Hyphenation: te‧ba‧a

Adjective

tebaa (accusative singular tebaan, plural tebaaj, accusative plural tebaajn)

  1. Thebaic (of or relating to opium)

Derived terms

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تبعه (teba'a), from Arabic تَبَعَة (tabaʕa), plural of تَابِع (tābiʕ).

Noun

tebaa (definite accusative tebaayı, plural tebaalar)

  1. subject; subjects (person or people ruled over)

References

  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “تبعه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 488
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN