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
2. bail, surety

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. qibla, the direction towards the Kaaba, towards which Muslims pray
2. prayer niche, a recess in a mosque wall indicating the direction of the Kaaba

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)
• → Bashkir: ҡибла (qibla)
• → English: qibla
• → Turkish: kıble

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic قِبْلَة (qibla).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

قِبْلَة • (gibla)

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