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Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic قُبَاء (qubāʔ).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
قُبا • (guba) m
- a mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia
- a neighborhood in Medina, Saudi Arabia
- Alternative form: (standard spelling) قباء (gubāʔ)
Persian
Etymology
Reborrowed from Arabic قَبَاء (qabāʔ), from Middle Persian (kpʾh /kabāh/, “garment, cloak”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“to split, cut”). Cognate to Central Kurdish کەوا (kewa, “long garment open in front”) and Khotanese (khapa, “dress”). Perhaps cognate with Latin cappa (“cape”).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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qaḇā
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| Dari reading?
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qabā
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| Iranian reading?
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ğabâ
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| Tajik reading?
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qabo
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Noun
قبا • (qabâ)
- long garment, cloak, frock
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