قبا

Arabic

Alternative forms

• قَبَّى (qabbā)

Verb

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

Conjugation of قَبَا (I, final-weak, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun قَبْو)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						قَبْو qabw
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						قَابٍ qābin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَقْبُوّ maqbuww
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قَبَوْتُ qabawtu	قَبَوْتَ qabawta	قَبَا qabā		قَبَوْتُمَا qabawtumā	قَبَوَا qabawā		قَبَوْنَا qabawnā	قَبَوْتُمْ qabawtum	قَبَوْا qabaw
	f		قَبَوْتِ qabawti	قَبَتْ qabat			قَبَتَا qabatā			قَبَوْتُنَّ qabawtunna	قَبَوْنَ qabawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَقْبُو ʔaqbū	تَقْبُو taqbū	يَقْبُو yaqbū		تَقْبُوَانِ taqbuwāni	يَقْبُوَانِ yaqbuwāni		نَقْبُو naqbū	تَقْبُونَ taqbūna	يَقْبُونَ yaqbūna
	f		تَقْبِينَ taqbīna	تَقْبُو taqbū			تَقْبُوَانِ taqbuwāni			تَقْبُونَ taqbūna	يَقْبُونَ yaqbūna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَقْبُوَ ʔaqbuwa	تَقْبُوَ taqbuwa	يَقْبُوَ yaqbuwa		تَقْبُوَا taqbuwā	يَقْبُوَا yaqbuwā		نَقْبُوَ naqbuwa	تَقْبُوا taqbū	يَقْبُوا yaqbū
	f		تَقْبِي taqbī	تَقْبُوَ taqbuwa			تَقْبُوَا taqbuwā			تَقْبُونَ taqbūna	يَقْبُونَ yaqbūna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَقْبُ ʔaqbu	تَقْبُ taqbu	يَقْبُ yaqbu		تَقْبُوَا taqbuwā	يَقْبُوَا yaqbuwā		نَقْبُ naqbu	تَقْبُوا taqbū	يَقْبُوا yaqbū
	f		تَقْبِي taqbī	تَقْبُ taqbu			تَقْبُوَا taqbuwā			تَقْبُونَ taqbūna	يَقْبُونَ yaqbūna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُقْبُ uqbu			اُقْبُوَا uqbuwā				اُقْبُوا uqbū
	f		اُقْبِي uqbī							اُقْبُونَ uqbūna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قُبِيتُ qubītu	قُبِيتَ qubīta	قُبِيَ qubiya		قُبِيتُمَا qubītumā	قُبِيَا qubiyā		قُبِينَا qubīnā	قُبِيتُمْ qubītum	قُبُوا qubū
	f		قُبِيتِ qubīti	قُبِيَتْ qubiyat			قُبِيَتَا qubiyatā			قُبِيتُنَّ qubītunna	قُبِينَ qubīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقْبَى ʔuqbā	تُقْبَى tuqbā	يُقْبَى yuqbā		تُقْبَيَانِ tuqbayāni	يُقْبَيَانِ yuqbayāni		نُقْبَى nuqbā	تُقْبَوْنَ tuqbawna	يُقْبَوْنَ yuqbawna
	f		تُقْبَيْنَ tuqbayna	تُقْبَى tuqbā			تُقْبَيَانِ tuqbayāni			تُقْبَيْنَ tuqbayna	يُقْبَيْنَ yuqbayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقْبَى ʔuqbā	تُقْبَى tuqbā	يُقْبَى yuqbā		تُقْبَيَا tuqbayā	يُقْبَيَا yuqbayā		نُقْبَى nuqbā	تُقْبَوْا tuqbaw	يُقْبَوْا yuqbaw
	f		تُقْبَيْ tuqbay	تُقْبَى tuqbā			تُقْبَيَا tuqbayā			تُقْبَيْنَ tuqbayna	يُقْبَيْنَ yuqbayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقْبَ ʔuqba	تُقْبَ tuqba	يُقْبَ yuqba		تُقْبَيَا tuqbayā	يُقْبَيَا yuqbayā		نُقْبَ nuqba	تُقْبَوْا tuqbaw	يُقْبَوْا yuqbaw
	f		تُقْبَيْ tuqbay	تُقْبَ tuqba			تُقْبَيَا tuqbayā			تُقْبَيْنَ tuqbayna	يُقْبَيْنَ yuqbayna

References

• “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

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic قُبَاء (qubāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.ba/, [ɡʊ.ba]

Proper noun

قُبا • (guba) m

1. a mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia
2. a neighborhood in Medina, Saudi Arabia

   Alternative form: (standard spelling) قباء (gubāʔ)

Mazanderani

Noun

قبا (qabā)

1. coat

Persian

Etymology 1

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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /qa.ˈbaː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.bɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.bɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qä.bɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qä.bɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæ.bɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.bɔ́]

• Rhymes: -aː

Readings
Classical reading?	qabā
Dari reading?	qabā
Iranian reading?	ġabâ
Tajik reading?	qabo

Noun

قبا • (qabâ)

1. long garment, cloak, frock

Alternative forms

• قباء (qabâ'), قباه (qabâh)

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: كبه (kebe, “blanket”)
  • Turkish: gebe
• ⇒? Sinhalese: කබාය (kabāya, “coat”)
  • → Portuguese: cabaia
    • → Malay: kebaya
      • Indonesian: kêbaya
      • → Afrikaans: kabaai — through Cape Malay or Dutch
      • → Chinese: 可巴雅 (kěbāyǎ)
      • → Dutch: kabaai, kabaja — through Bazaar Malay
        • Swedish: kavaj
          • Finnish: kavaiji
      • → English: kebaya
      • → Tausug: kabaya

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /qu.ˈbaː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qʊ.bɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qʊ.bɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qʊ.bɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qu.bɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qo.bɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qu.bɔ́]

• Rhymes: -aː

Readings
Classical reading?	qubā
Dari reading?	qubā
Iranian reading?	ġobâ
Tajik reading?	qubo

Noun

قبا • (qobâ)

1. Quva (a city in Uzbekistan)

Derived terms

• قبایی (qobâyi)