وابور

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by Fay Freak (talk | contribs) as of 21:33, 23 September 2018.
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French vapeur.

Pronunciation

Noun

وَابُور (wābūrm (plural وَابُورَات (wābūrāt))

  1. anything powered by steam
    1. steam engine
    2. boiler, generator
    3. cooker, stove
    4. lamp, lantern, luminary
      Synonyms: سِرَاج (sirāj), مِصْبَاح (miṣbāḥ), فَانُوس (fānūs), نِبْرَاس (nibrās)
    5. locomotive, steam train

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “وابور”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[1] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 61
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “وابور”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1370