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qab

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Translingual

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Etymology

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Initialism of Al Bakiyye with q as a placeholder.

Symbol

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qab

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for reserved for local use.
  2. CLCR code for Al Bakiyye.

Azerbaijani

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Other scripts
Cyrillic габ
Arabic قاب

Etymology

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From Proto-Common Turkic *kāp (bowl, cup); cognate with Karakhanid قابْ (qāp), Turkish kap, Turkmen gap (box, bag), Tatar кап (qap, box, bag, case).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡɑb], [ɡɑb̥]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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qab (definite accusative qabı, plural qablar)

  1. tableware
    Synonym: qab-qaşıq
  2. dish plate, bowl
    Synonym: kasa
    • 2017 November 8, Criminal.az[1]:
      Məni hər gün döyürdü, təhqir edirdi. Dünən də döyməyə başladı, masanın üstündəki meyvə qabını başına vurdum, yerə yıxıldı.
      He beat and insulted me every day. Yesterday he started beating me again, so I hit his head with the fruit bowl lying on the table so he fell.
  3. container, case
    Synonym: qutu (box)
  4. bin

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Talysh: ğab
  • Persian: قاب (qâb)

References

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Maltese

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Etymology

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From Arabic قَاب (qāb).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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qab m (plural qwieb)

  1. (obsolete) stomach

Somali

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Etymology

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Cognate with Rendille khabo, Jiiddu qowaal, Oromo qabuu, Afar ibbixe.

Verb

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qab (intransitive qabo)

  1. (transitive) hold
Inflection
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Conjugation of qab
Infinitive qabi
present participle qabid
simple independent
present past future past
singular
1st qabaa qabay qabi doonaa qabay
2nd qabtaa qabtay qabi doontaa qabtay
3rd qabaa qabay qabi doonaa qab
qabtaa qabtay qabi doontaa qabtay
plural
1st qabnaa qabnay qabi doonnaa qabnay
2nd qabtaan qabteen qabi doontaan qabte
3rd qabaan qabeen qabi doonaan qabe

References

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  • qab”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012

White Hmong

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Hmong-Mien *N-Kaŋ (back (as opposed to the front)).[1]

Preposition

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qab

  1. behind, of that which is behind
  2. under, underneath, at the base of, at the lower side of

Verb

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qab

  1. to return, go back, go backward
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Hmong-Mien *Kam (sweet), borrowed from Old Chinese (OC *kaːm, “sweet”).[2]

Adjective

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qab

  1. (of taste and feelings) sweet, pleasant
    Antonym: qaub (sour)

Noun

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qab

  1. usefulness, worthiness
    Tsis pom qab mus.(I) don't know how to go.
Derived terms
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References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary[2], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 255-7.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010), Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Canberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 281.
  2. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010), Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Canberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 16; 281.