قحبة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق ح ب (q-ḥ-b) related to coughing. Said to be from the practice of coughing as a signal to potential customers in pre-Islamic Arabia.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Arabic) IPA(key): /qaħ.ba/

Regional pronunciation:
Sense 2:

Noun

قَحْبَة • (qaḥba) f (plural قِحَاب (qiḥāb))

  1. cougher, a woman who coughs a lot, especially an old one
  2. (vulgar) whore, harlot (a prostitute or any woman suspect of promiscuity or indecent behaviour)
    Synonyms: عاهِرة (ʕāhira), فاجِرة (fājira)

Declension
Declension of noun قَحْبَة (qaḥba)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَحْبَة
qaḥba		 الْقَحْبَة
al-qaḥba		 قَحْبَة
qaḥbat
Nominative قَحْبَةٌ
qaḥbatun		 الْقَحْبَةُ
al-qaḥbatu		 قَحْبَةُ
qaḥbatu
Accusative قَحْبَةً
qaḥbatan		 الْقَحْبَةَ
al-qaḥbata		 قَحْبَةَ
qaḥbata
Genitive قَحْبَةٍ
qaḥbatin		 الْقَحْبَةِ
al-qaḥbati		 قَحْبَةِ
qaḥbati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَحْبَتَيْن
qaḥbatayn		 الْقَحْبَتَيْن
al-qaḥbatayn		 قَحْبَتَيْ
qaḥbatay
Nominative قَحْبَتَانِ
qaḥbatāni		 الْقَحْبَتَانِ
al-qaḥbatāni		 قَحْبَتَا
qaḥbatā
Accusative قَحْبَتَيْنِ
qaḥbatayni		 الْقَحْبَتَيْنِ
al-qaḥbatayni		 قَحْبَتَيْ
qaḥbatay
Genitive قَحْبَتَيْنِ
qaḥbatayni		 الْقَحْبَتَيْنِ
al-qaḥbatayni		 قَحْبَتَيْ
qaḥbatay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قِحَاب
qiḥāb		 الْقِحَاب
al-qiḥāb		 قِحَاب
qiḥāb
Nominative قِحَابٌ
qiḥābun		 الْقِحَابُ
al-qiḥābu		 قِحَابُ
qiḥābu
Accusative قِحَابًا
qiḥāban		 الْقِحَابَ
al-qiḥāba		 قِحَابَ
qiḥāba
Genitive قِحَابٍ
qiḥābin		 الْقِحَابِ
al-qiḥābi		 قِحَابِ
qiḥābi

Descendants
  • Hijazi Arabic: قحبة (gaḥba)
  • Maltese: qaħba
  • Moroccan Arabic: قحبة (qaḥba)
  • → Adyghe: къэхьыпэ (qɛḥəpɛ)
  • → Azerbaijani: qəhbə
  • → Kabardian: къэхьыпэ (qɛḥəpɛ)
  • → Lishana Deni: קחבא (qaḥba)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: قحبه
    • Turkish: kahpe
    • → Armenian: ղախպա (ġaxpa)
  • → Persian: قحبه (qahbe)
  • → Swahili: kahaba

Hijazi Arabic
Root
ق ح ب
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قَحْبَة (qaḥba).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaħ.ba/

Noun

قحبة • (gaḥba) f (plural قحبات (gaḥbāt) or قحاب (guḥḥāb))

  1. (vulgar) whore, harlot (a prostitute or any woman suspect of promiscuity or indecent behaviour)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَحْبَة (qaḥba).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qaħ.ba/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

قحبة • (qaḥba) f (plural قحبات (qaḥbāt) or قحاب (qḥāb))

  1. (vulgar) whore, harlot (a prostitute or any woman suspect of promiscuity or indecent behaviour)

Descendants
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.