قاب

See also: قات

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qɑːβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɑːb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɑːb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qɑːb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qɔːb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qɒːb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qɔb]

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

Noun

قاب • (qâb)

1. plate, saucer, tray, dish

   Synonyms: بشقاب (bušqâb), طبق (tabaq)

2. case, box
3. frame

Further reading

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

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qɑːb/
• Rhymes: -ɑːb

Noun

قاب • (qāb) f (Hindi spelling क़ाब)

1. dish