قبطان

Arabic

Etymology

From Latin capitāneus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qub.tˤaːn/

Noun

قُبْطان • (qubṭān) m (plural قَبَاطِين (qabāṭīn) or قَبَاطِنَة (qabāṭina))

  1. captain
    Synonyms: رُبَّان (rubbān), (obsolete) إِشْتِيَام (ʔištiyām)

Declension

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قُبْطان (qubṭān), from Latin capitāneus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡubˈtˤaːn], [qubˈtˤaːn]

Noun

قُبْطان • (gubṭān) m (plural قَبَاطنة (gabāṭna), and قَبَاطين (gabāṭīn))

  1. a skipper, captain of a ship
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