قبة

See also: قبه

Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic קוּבְּתָא / ܩܘܼܒ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ (qubbəṯā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qub.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, Quba
• → Classical Persian: قُبَّه (qubba)
  •  → Bengali: কুব্বা (kubba)
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: क़ुब्बा (qubbā)

    Urdu: قُبَّہ (qubba)

  • → Turkmen: gupba
  • → Uyghur: قۇببە (qubbe)
  • → Uzbek: qubba
  • → Zazaki: qubbe
• → Coptic: ⲕⲉⲡⲓⲧⲱ (kepitō)
• → Indonesian: kubah
• → Italian: alcova
• → Ottoman Turkish: قبه (kubbe)
  • Turkish: kubbe
  • → Armenian: խուպպէ (xuppē), կուբա̈ (kubä)
• → Portuguese: alcova, Alcobaça
• → Spanish: alcoba
  • → French: alcôve
    • → Dutch: alkoof
    • → English: alcove
  • → Sicilian: arcova
• →? Sicilian: cubba, Cubba
• → Swahili: kuba
• → Zazaki: qubbe

References

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

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ب ب
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قُبَّة (qubba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡub.ba/, [ɡʊb.ba], [qʊb.ba]

Noun

قبة • (gubba) f (plural قُبَب (gubab))

1. dome, cupola

South Levantine Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Urban) /ʔab.be/, [ˈʔab.be], [ˈʔæb.be]
• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /ɡab.be/, [ˈɡab.be], [ˈɡæb.be]

Noun

قَبّة • (ʔabbe) f (plural قَبّات (ʔabbāt))

1. collar
2. cuff