قبة
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See also: قبه
Arabic
Etymology
From Aramaic קוּבְּתָא / ܩܘܼܒ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ (qubbəṯā).
Pronunciation
Noun
قُبَّة • (qubba) f (plural قِبَاب (qibāb) or قُبَب (qubab))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قُبَّة qubba |
الْقُبَّة al-qubba |
قُبَّة qubbat |
| nominative | قُبَّةٌ qubbatun |
الْقُبَّةُ al-qubbatu |
قُبَّةُ qubbatu |
| accusative | قُبَّةً qubbatan |
الْقُبَّةَ al-qubbata |
قُبَّةَ qubbata |
| genitive | قُبَّةٍ qubbatin |
الْقُبَّةِ al-qubbati |
قُبَّةِ qubbati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | قُبَّتَيْن qubbatayn |
الْقُبَّتَيْن al-qubbatayn |
قُبَّتَيْ qubbatay |
| nominative | قُبَّتَانِ qubbatāni |
الْقُبَّتَانِ al-qubbatāni |
قُبَّتَا qubbatā |
| accusative | قُبَّتَيْنِ qubbatayni |
الْقُبَّتَيْنِ al-qubbatayni |
قُبَّتَيْ qubbatay |
| genitive | قُبَّتَيْنِ qubbatayni |
الْقُبَّتَيْنِ al-qubbatayni |
قُبَّتَيْ qubbatay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قِبَاب; قُبَب qibāb; qubab |
الْقِبَاب; الْقُبَب al-qibāb; al-qubab |
قِبَاب; قُبَب qibāb; qubab |
| nominative | قِبَابٌ; قُبَبٌ qibābun; qubabun |
الْقِبَابُ; الْقُبَبُ al-qibābu; al-qubabu |
قِبَابُ; قُبَبُ qibābu; qubabu |
| accusative | قِبَابًا; قُبَبًا qibāban; qubaban |
الْقِبَابَ; الْقُبَبَ al-qibāba; al-qubaba |
قِبَابَ; قُبَبَ qibāba; qubaba |
| genitive | قِبَابٍ; قُبَبٍ qibābin; qubabin |
الْقِبَابِ; الْقُبَبِ al-qibābi; al-qubabi |
قِبَابِ; قُبَبِ qibābi; qubabi |
Derived terms
- قُبَّة الصَّخْرَة (qubbat aṣ-ṣaḵra, “the Dome of the Rock”)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: qübbə, Quba
- → Coptic: ⲕⲉⲡⲓⲧⲱ (kepitō)
- → Indonesian: kubah
- → Italian: alcova
- → Ottoman Turkish: قبة (ḳubbe)
- > Turkish: kubbe (inherited)
- → Persian: قبه (qobbe)
- → Portuguese: alcova, Alcobaça
- → Spanish: alcoba
- → Sicilian: cubba, Cubba
- → Swahili: kuba
- → Turkmen: gupba
- → Uyghur: قۇببە (qubbe)
- → Uzbek: qubba
- → Zazaki: qubbe
References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 288