نوبة
Arabic
Etymology
Verbal noun of the verb نَابَ (nāba, “to afflict, to occur”).
Noun
نَوْبَة • (nawba) f (plural نَوْبَات (nawbāt) or نُوَب (nuwab))
- change, alteration, shift, rotation
- turn (one’s turn)
- time, instance, case, occasion
- fit, paroxysm, attack
- crisis
- change of the guard, guard duty
- 1835, كتاب القوانين الداخلية المتعلق بمشاة عساكر الجهادية, قانون ٣٤٠, page 80:
- ضباط الصف والأنفار الذين بصدد الخروج من القشلة يشرع كل واحد منهم في لبس قيافته المقننة بعد ضرب نوبة الجمعية.
- Field officers and units which are about to leave the barracks are required each one to wear the prescribed apparel after taking up joint guard duty.
- bugle call
- (Syria) troupe of musicians, small native orchestra
Declension
Declension of noun نَوْبَة (nawba)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نَوْبَة nawba |
النَّوْبَة an-nawba |
نَوْبَة nawbat |
Nominative | نَوْبَةٌ nawbatun |
النَّوْبَةُ an-nawbatu |
نَوْبَةُ nawbatu |
Accusative | نَوْبَةً nawbatan |
النَّوْبَةَ an-nawbata |
نَوْبَةَ nawbata |
Genitive | نَوْبَةٍ nawbatin |
النَّوْبَةِ an-nawbati |
نَوْبَةِ nawbati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | نَوْبَتَيْن nawbatayn |
النَّوْبَتَيْن an-nawbatayn |
نَوْبَتَيْ nawbatay |
Nominative | نَوْبَتَانِ nawbatāni |
النَّوْبَتَانِ an-nawbatāni |
نَوْبَتَا nawbatā |
Accusative | نَوْبَتَيْنِ nawbatayni |
النَّوْبَتَيْنِ an-nawbatayni |
نَوْبَتَيْ nawbatay |
Genitive | نَوْبَتَيْنِ nawbatayni |
النَّوْبَتَيْنِ an-nawbatayni |
نَوْبَتَيْ nawbatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نَوْبَات; نُوَب nawbāt; nuwab |
النَّوْبَات; النُّوَب an-nawbāt; an-nuwab |
نَوْبَات; نُوَب nawbāt; nuwab |
Nominative | نَوْبَاتٌ; نُوَبٌ nawbātun; nuwabun |
النَّوْبَاتُ; النُّوَبُ an-nawbātu; an-nuwabu |
نَوْبَاتُ; نُوَبُ nawbātu; nuwabu |
Accusative | نَوْبَاتٍ; نُوَبًا nawbātin; nuwaban |
النَّوْبَاتِ; النُّوَبَ an-nawbāti; an-nuwaba |
نَوْبَاتِ; نُوَبَ nawbāti; nuwaba |
Genitive | نَوْبَاتٍ; نُوَبٍ nawbātin; nuwabin |
النَّوْبَاتِ; النُّوَبِ an-nawbāti; an-nuwabi |
نَوْبَاتِ; نُوَبِ nawbāti; nuwabi |
Descendants
- → Middle Armenian: նոպայ (nopay)
- → Armenian: նոպա (nopa)
- → Ottoman Turkish: نوبت (nevbet, nöbet)
- Turkish: nöbet
Noun
نُوبَة • (nūba) f (plural نُوَب (nuwab))
- misfortune, calamity, mishap, misadventure, accident, reversal
- a musical suite in Arabic music, particularly in the Andalusian tradition as well as elsewhere in the Maghreb
Declension
Declension of noun نُوبَة (nūba)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نُوبَة nūba |
النُّوبَة an-nūba |
نُوبَة nūbat |
Nominative | نُوبَةٌ nūbatun |
النُّوبَةُ an-nūbatu |
نُوبَةُ nūbatu |
Accusative | نُوبَةً nūbatan |
النُّوبَةَ an-nūbata |
نُوبَةَ nūbata |
Genitive | نُوبَةٍ nūbatin |
النُّوبَةِ an-nūbati |
نُوبَةِ nūbati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | نُوبَتَيْن nūbatayn |
النُّوبَتَيْن an-nūbatayn |
نُوبَتَيْ nūbatay |
Nominative | نُوبَتَانِ nūbatāni |
النُّوبَتَانِ an-nūbatāni |
نُوبَتَا nūbatā |
Accusative | نُوبَتَيْنِ nūbatayni |
النُّوبَتَيْنِ an-nūbatayni |
نُوبَتَيْ nūbatay |
Genitive | نُوبَتَيْنِ nūbatayni |
النُّوبَتَيْنِ an-nūbatayni |
نُوبَتَيْ nūbatay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | نُوَب nuwab |
النُّوَب an-nuwab |
نُوَب nuwab |
Nominative | نُوَبٌ nuwabun |
النُّوَبُ an-nuwabu |
نُوَبُ nuwabu |
Accusative | نُوَبًا nuwaban |
النُّوَبَ an-nuwaba |
نُوَبَ nuwaba |
Genitive | نُوَبٍ nuwabin |
النُّوَبِ an-nuwabi |
نُوَبِ nuwabi |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “نوبة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN