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قاب

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See also: قات

Arabic

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Verb

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قَابَ (qāba) I (non-past يَقُوبُ (yaqūbu), verbal noun قَوْب (qawb))

  1. to dig (a hole, etc.)
  2. to dig up, to hollow out (the ground)
  3. to crack open (an egg) (of a chick hatching)

Conjugation

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References

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

Old Anatolian Turkish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *kāp. [1]

Noun

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قَابْ (qap)

  1. container
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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: qab
  • Gagauz: kap
  • Ottoman Turkish: قاب (kab)

References

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  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kap”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish قَابْ (qab), from Proto-Turkic *kāp.

Noun

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قاب (kab)

  1. container
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Descendants

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Persian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Common Turkic *kāp, likely via Azerbaijani qab (tableware, dish, plate).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? qāḇ
Dari reading? qāb
Iranian reading? ğâb
Tajik reading? qob

Noun

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قاب (qâb)

  1. plate, saucer, tray, dish
    Synonyms: بشقاب (bušqâb), طبق (tabaq)
  2. case, box
  3. frame

Further reading

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  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “قاب”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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قاب (qābf (Hindi spelling क़ाब)

  1. dish