قبة

See also: قبه‎

Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic קוּבְּתָא‎ / ܩܘܼܒ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ‎ (qubbəṯā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qub.ba/
  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): [ɡʊb.ba], [qʊb.ba]
  • (Moroccan) IPA^(key): /qub.ba/

Noun

قُبَّة • (qubba) f (plural قِبَاب‎ (qibāb) or قُبَب‎ (qubab))

1. canopy, pavilion; dome, cupola
2. (Judaism) kippah, yarmulke (Jewish head covering)

Declension

Declension of noun قُبَّة (qubba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُبَّة qubba	الْقُبَّة‎ al-qubba	قُبَّة qubbat
Nominative	قُبَّةٌ qubbatun	الْقُبَّةُ‎ al-qubbatu	قُبَّةُ qubbatu
Accusative	قُبَّةً qubbatan	الْقُبَّةَ‎ al-qubbata	قُبَّةَ qubbata
Genitive	قُبَّةٍ qubbatin	الْقُبَّةِ‎ al-qubbati	قُبَّةِ qubbati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُبَّتَيْن‎ qubbatayn	الْقُبَّتَيْن‎ al-qubbatayn	قُبَّتَيْ‎ qubbatay
Nominative	قُبَّتَانِ‎ qubbatāni	الْقُبَّتَانِ‎ al-qubbatāni	قُبَّتَا‎ qubbatā
Accusative	قُبَّتَيْنِ‎ qubbatayni	الْقُبَّتَيْنِ‎ al-qubbatayni	قُبَّتَيْ‎ qubbatay
Genitive	قُبَّتَيْنِ‎ qubbatayni	الْقُبَّتَيْنِ‎ al-qubbatayni	قُبَّتَيْ‎ qubbatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِبَاب‎‎; قُبَب‎ qibāb‎; qubab	الْقِبَاب‎‎; الْقُبَب‎ al-qibāb‎; al-qubab	قِبَاب‎‎; قُبَب‎ qibāb‎; qubab
Nominative	قِبَابٌ‎‎; قُبَبٌ‎ qibābun‎; qubabun	الْقِبَابُ‎‎; الْقُبَبُ‎ al-qibābu‎; al-qubabu	قِبَابُ‎‎; قُبَبُ‎ qibābu‎; qubabu
Accusative	قِبَابًا‎‎; قُبَبًا‎ qibāban‎; qubaban	الْقِبَابَ‎‎; الْقُبَبَ‎ al-qibāba‎; al-qubaba	قِبَابَ‎‎; قُبَبَ‎ qibāba‎; qubaba
Genitive	قِبَابٍ‎‎; قُبَبٍ‎ qibābin‎; qubabin	الْقِبَابِ‎‎; الْقُبَبِ‎ al-qibābi‎; al-qubabi	قِبَابِ‎‎; قُبَبِ‎ qibābi‎; qubabi

Derived terms

• قُبَّة الصَّخْرَة‎ (qubbat aṣ-ṣaḵra, “the Dome of the Rock”)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: qübbə
• → Coptic: ⲕⲉⲡⲓⲧⲱ (kepitō)
• → Indonesian: kubah
• → Italian: alcova
• → Ottoman Turkish: قبة‎ (ḳubbe)

  > Turkish: kubbe (inherited)

• → Persian: قبه‎ (qobbe)
• → Portuguese: alcova, Alcobaça
• → Spanish: alcoba
  • → French: alcôve
    • → English: alcove
• → Swahili: kuba
• → Turkmen: gupba
• → Uyghur: قۇببە‎ (qubbe)
• → Uzbek: qubba
• → Zazaki: qubbe

References

• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 288