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قبا

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Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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قَبَا (qabā) I (non-past يَقْبُو (yaqbū), verbal noun قَبْو (qabw)) (transitive)

  1. to vault, to arch (a building)
  2. to bend, to curve (an object)
  3. to gather (e.g. grains) in one's fingers
  4. to harvest

Conjugation

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References

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

Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic قُبَاء (qubāʔ).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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قُبا (gubam

  1. a mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia
  2. a neighborhood in Medina, Saudi Arabia
    Alternative form: (standard spelling) قباء (gubāʔ)

Persian

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Etymology

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Reborrowed from Arabic قَبَاء (qabāʔ), from Middle Persian [script needed] (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 [script needed] (khapa, dress). Perhaps cognate with Latin cappa (cape).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? qaḇā
Dari reading? qabā
Iranian reading? ğabâ
Tajik reading? qabo

Noun

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قبا (qabâ)

  1. long garment, cloak, frock

Descendants

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  • Ottoman Turkish: كبه (kebe, blanket)
    • Turkish: gebe