شبكة

See also: شبکه and شبكه

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ش ب ك (š-b-k). Compare Hebrew שְׂבָכָה (səḇāḵā), Classical Syriac ܣܒܟܐ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.ba.ka/

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Noun

شَبَكَة • (šabaka) f (plural شِبَاك (šibāk) or شَبَكَات (šabakāt) or شَبَك (šabak))

1. net, fishing net
2. network
3. (electricity) grid
4. knit veil
5. trellis, trelliswork
6. noose
7. complication, intricacy, confusion

Declension

Declension of noun شَبَكَة (šabaka)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَبَكَة šabaka	الشَّبَكَة aš-šabaka	شَبَكَة šabakat
Nominative	شَبَكَةٌ šabakatun	الشَّبَكَةُ aš-šabakatu	شَبَكَةُ šabakatu
Accusative	شَبَكَةً šabakatan	الشَّبَكَةَ aš-šabakata	شَبَكَةَ šabakata
Genitive	شَبَكَةٍ šabakatin	الشَّبَكَةِ aš-šabakati	شَبَكَةِ šabakati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَبَكَتَيْن šabakatayn	الشَّبَكَتَيْن aš-šabakatayn	شَبَكَتَيْ šabakatay
Nominative	شَبَكَتَانِ šabakatāni	الشَّبَكَتَانِ aš-šabakatāni	شَبَكَتَا šabakatā
Accusative	شَبَكَتَيْنِ šabakatayni	الشَّبَكَتَيْنِ aš-šabakatayni	شَبَكَتَيْ šabakatay
Genitive	شَبَكَتَيْنِ šabakatayni	الشَّبَكَتَيْنِ aš-šabakatayni	شَبَكَتَيْ šabakatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَبَك‎; شِبَاك‎; شَبَكَات šabak‎; šibāk‎; šabakāt	الشَّبَك‎; الشِّبَاك‎; الشَّبَكَات aš-šabak‎; aš-šibāk‎; aš-šabakāt	شَبَك‎; شِبَاك‎; شَبَكَات šabak‎; šibāk‎; šabakāt
Nominative	شَبَكٌ‎; شِبَاكٌ‎; شَبَكَاتٌ šabakun‎; šibākun‎; šabakātun	الشَّبَكُ‎; الشِّبَاكُ‎; الشَّبَكَاتُ aš-šabaku‎; aš-šibāku‎; aš-šabakātu	شَبَكُ‎; شِبَاكُ‎; شَبَكَاتُ šabaku‎; šibāku‎; šabakātu
Accusative	شَبَكًا‎; شِبَاكًا‎; شَبَكَاتٍ šabakan‎; šibākan‎; šabakātin	الشَّبَكَ‎; الشِّبَاكَ‎; الشَّبَكَاتِ aš-šabaka‎; aš-šibāka‎; aš-šabakāti	شَبَكَ‎; شِبَاكَ‎; شَبَكَاتِ šabaka‎; šibāka‎; šabakāti
Genitive	شَبَكٍ‎; شِبَاكٍ‎; شَبَكَاتٍ šabakin‎; šibākin‎; šabakātin	الشَّبَكِ‎; الشِّبَاكِ‎; الشَّبَكَاتِ aš-šabaki‎; aš-šibāki‎; aš-šabakāti	شَبَكِ‎; شِبَاكِ‎; شَبَكَاتِ šabaki‎; šibāki‎; šabakāti

Descendants

• Maltese: xibka
• Sicilian: sciàbbica
• → Azerbaijani: şəbəkə
• → English: shebka
• → French: chebka
• → Harari: ሸበክ (šäbäk)
• → Italian: sciabica
• → Ottoman Turkish: شبكه (şebeke)
  • Turkish: şebeke
• → Persian: شبکه (šabake)
• → Portuguese: xávega
• → Spanish: jábega

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “شبكة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen