غابة

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root غ ي ب (ḡ-y-b).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

غَابَة (ḡābaf (plural غَابَات (ḡābāt) or غَاب (ḡāb))

  1. forest
    أَحِبُّ النَّزْهَاتِ الهَادِئَةِ فِي الْغَابَةِ.
    ʔaḥibbu n-nazhāti l-hādiʔati fī l-ḡābati.
    I love quiet walks in the forest.
  2. jungle

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Azerbaijani: qabə
  • Ottoman Turkish: gâbe
  • Persian: غابه (ğâbe)

References[edit]

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “غيب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Egyptian Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic غَابَة (ḡāba).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

غابة (transliteration neededf

  1. forest

Hijazi Arabic[edit]

Root
غ ي ب
2 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic غَابَة (ḡāba).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

غابة (ḡābaf (plural غابات (ḡābāt))

  1. forest

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Root
غ ي ب
2 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic غَابَة (ḡāba).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɣaː.be/, [ˈɣæː.be]
  • IPA(key): /ɣaː.ba/, [ˈɣæː.ba]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

غابة (ḡābef (plural غابات (ḡābāt))

  1. forest
    Synonym: حرش (ḥurš)
  2. jungle

See also[edit]