كهرباء

Arabic

Etymology

كهرباء

From Persian کهربا (kahrobâ, “amber”), from Middle Persian khlpʾd (kah-rubāy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kah.ra.baːʔ/
• IPA^(key): /kah.ru.baːʔ/

Noun

كَهْرَبَاء or كَهْرُبَاء • (kahrabāʔ or kahrubāʔ) f

1. (obsolete) amber
2. electricity

Declension

Declension of noun كَهْرَبَاء (kahrabāʔ)‎; كَهْرُبَاء (kahrubāʔ)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَهْرَبَاء‎; كَهْرُبَاء kahrabāʔ‎; kahrubāʔ	الْكَهْرَبَاء‎; الْكَهْرُبَاء al-kahrabāʔ‎; al-kahrubāʔ	كَهْرَبَاء‎; كَهْرُبَاء kahrabāʔ‎; kahrubāʔ
Nominative	كَهْرَبَاءُ‎; كَهْرُبَاءُ kahrabāʔu‎; kahrubāʔu	الْكَهْرَبَاءُ‎; الْكَهْرُبَاءُ al-kahrabāʔu‎; al-kahrubāʔu	كَهْرَبَاءُ‎; كَهْرُبَاءُ kahrabāʔu‎; kahrubāʔu
Accusative	كَهْرَبَاءَ‎; كَهْرُبَاءَ kahrabāʔa‎; kahrubāʔa	الْكَهْرَبَاءَ‎; الْكَهْرُبَاءَ al-kahrabāʔa‎; al-kahrubāʔa	كَهْرَبَاءَ‎; كَهْرُبَاءَ kahrabāʔa‎; kahrubāʔa
Genitive	كَهْرَبَاءَ‎; كَهْرُبَاءَ kahrabāʔa‎; kahrubāʔa	الْكَهْرَبَاءِ‎; الْكَهْرُبَاءِ al-kahrabāʔi‎; al-kahrubāʔi	كَهْرَبَاءِ‎; كَهْرُبَاءِ kahrabāʔi‎; kahrubāʔi

Related terms

• كَهْرَبِيَّة (kahrabiyya)
• كَهْرَبائِيَّة (kahrabāʔiyya)

Derived terms

• كَهْرَبَ (kahraba, “to electrify”)
• كَهْرَبَائِيّ (kahrabāʔiyy)/كَهْرُبَائِيّ (kahrubāʔiyy)

References

• Jacob, Georg (1886) Der Bernstein bei den Arabern des Mittelalters‎^[1], Berlin: Carl Fraenkel
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “كهرباء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN