قبلة

See also: قتلة‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ق ب ل‎ (q-b-l). Compare قَبِلَ‎ (qabila, “to receive hospitably”).

Noun

قُبْلَة • (qubla) f (plural قُبُلَات‎ (qubulāt) or قُبْلَات‎ (qublāt) or قُبَل‎ (qubal))

1. kiss

Declension

Declension of noun قُبْلَة (qubla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُبْلَة qubla	الْقُبْلَة‎ al-qubla	قُبْلَة qublat
Nominative	قُبْلَةٌ qublatun	الْقُبْلَةُ‎ al-qublatu	قُبْلَةُ qublatu
Accusative	قُبْلَةً qublatan	الْقُبْلَةَ‎ al-qublata	قُبْلَةَ qublata
Genitive	قُبْلَةٍ qublatin	الْقُبْلَةِ‎ al-qublati	قُبْلَةِ qublati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُبْلَتَيْن‎ qublatayn	الْقُبْلَتَيْن‎ al-qublatayn	قُبْلَتَيْ‎ qublatay
Nominative	قُبْلَتَانِ‎ qublatāni	الْقُبْلَتَانِ‎ al-qublatāni	قُبْلَتَا‎ qublatā
Accusative	قُبْلَتَيْنِ‎ qublatayni	الْقُبْلَتَيْنِ‎ al-qublatayni	قُبْلَتَيْ‎ qublatay
Genitive	قُبْلَتَيْنِ‎ qublatayni	الْقُبْلَتَيْنِ‎ al-qublatayni	قُبْلَتَيْ‎ qublatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُبُلَات‎‎; قُبْلَات‎‎; قُبَل‎ qubulāt‎; qublāt‎; qubal	الْقُبُلَات‎‎; الْقُبْلَات‎‎; الْقُبَل‎ al-qubulāt‎; al-qublāt‎; al-qubal	قُبُلَات‎‎; قُبْلَات‎‎; قُبَل‎ qubulāt‎; qublāt‎; qubal
Nominative	قُبُلَاتٌ‎‎; قُبْلَاتٌ‎‎; قُبَلٌ‎ qubulātun‎; qublātun‎; qubalun	الْقُبُلَاتُ‎‎; الْقُبْلَاتُ‎‎; الْقُبَلُ‎ al-qubulātu‎; al-qublātu‎; al-qubalu	قُبُلَاتُ‎‎; قُبْلَاتُ‎‎; قُبَلُ‎ qubulātu‎; qublātu‎; qubalu
Accusative	قُبُلَاتٍ‎‎; قُبْلَاتٍ‎‎; قُبَلًا‎ qubulātin‎; qublātin‎; qubalan	الْقُبُلَاتِ‎‎; الْقُبْلَاتِ‎‎; الْقُبَلَ‎ al-qubulāti‎; al-qublāti‎; al-qubala	قُبُلَاتِ‎‎; قُبْلَاتِ‎‎; قُبَلَ‎ qubulāti‎; qublāti‎; qubala
Genitive	قُبُلَاتٍ‎‎; قُبْلَاتٍ‎‎; قُبَلٍ‎ qubulātin‎; qublātin‎; qubalin	الْقُبُلَاتِ‎‎; الْقُبْلَاتِ‎‎; الْقُبَلِ‎ al-qubulāti‎; al-qublāti‎; al-qubali	قُبُلَاتِ‎‎; قُبْلَاتِ‎‎; قُبَلِ‎ qubulāti‎; qublāti‎; qubali

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) , “قبلة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Noun

قِبْلَة • (qibla) f

1. direction, trend, drift

   ‏مَكَّةُ قِبْلَةُ الْحُجَّاجِ‎

   makkatu qiblatu l-ḥujjāji

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. qibla, the direction towards the Kaaba, towards which Muslims pray.

Declension

Declension of noun قِبْلَة (qibla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِبْلَة qibla	الْقِبْلَة‎ al-qibla	قِبْلَة qiblat
Nominative	قِبْلَةٌ qiblatun	الْقِبْلَةُ‎ al-qiblatu	قِبْلَةُ qiblatu
Accusative	قِبْلَةً qiblatan	الْقِبْلَةَ‎ al-qiblata	قِبْلَةَ qiblata
Genitive	قِبْلَةٍ qiblatin	الْقِبْلَةِ‎ al-qiblati	قِبْلَةِ qiblati

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: جبلة‎ (jibla), قبلة‎ (qibla)
• Hijazi Arabic: قبلة‎ (gibla)
• Moroccan Arabic: قبلة‎ (qabla)
• → Bashkir: ҡибла (qibla)
• → Catalan: alquibla
• → English: qibla
• → Kazakh: құбыла (qubıla)
• → Turkish: kıble
• → Spanish: alquibla
• → Swahili: kibla

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قِبْلَة‎ (qibla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡibla/
  • IPA^(key): [qe̞bla] (an alternative pronunciation)

Noun

قبلة • (gibla) f

1. qibla, the direction towards the Kaaba, towards which Muslims pray.