alxaba

Galician

Alternative forms

• aljava (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aljava, borrowed from Arabic جَعْبَة (jaʕba), from ج ع ب (j ʕ b).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈʃaba/ [ɑlʲˈʃa.β̞ɐ]
• Rhymes: -aba
• Hyphenation: al‧xa‧ba

Noun

alxaba f (plural alxabas)

1. quiver (container for arrows)

References

• “alxaba”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024