کابوس

See also: كابوس

Malay

Noun

کابوس (plural کابوس-کابوس or کابوس۲, informal 1st possessive کابوسکو, 2nd possessive کابوسمو, 3rd possessive کابوسڽ)

1. Jawi spelling of kabus

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic كَابُوس (kābūs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [kɑː.ˈβuːs]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.búːs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.búːs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.búːs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰɔː.bús]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɒː.búːs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ.bús]

Readings
Classical reading?	kāḇūs
Dari reading?	kābūs
Iranian reading?	kâbus
Tajik reading?	kobus

Noun

Dari	کابوس
Iranian Persian
Tajik	кобус

کابوس • (kâbus) (plural کابوس‌ها (kâbus-hâ))

1. nightmare
2. incubus

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَابُوس (kābūs).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kɑː.buːs/

Noun

کابوس • (kābūs) m (Hindi spelling काबूस)

1. nightmare
2. incubus

Further reading

• “کابوس”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “کابوس”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
• “کابوس”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.