كهرباء
Arabic
كهرباء
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian کَهْرُبا (kahrubā, “amber”), from Middle Persian khlpʾd (kah-rubāy). Cognate with كَهْرَب (kahrab).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kah.ra.baːʔ/, /kah.ru.baːʔ/
Noun
كَهْرَبَاء or كَهْرُبَاء • (kahrabāʔ or kahrubāʔ) f
- electricity
- (obsolete) amber
- Synonyms: كَهْرَب (kahrab), كَهْرَمَان (kahramān)
Declension
| Singular | basic singular diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | كَهْرَبَاء; كَهْرُبَاء kahrabāʔ; kahrubāʔ |
الْكَهْرَبَاء; الْكَهْرُبَاء al-kahrabāʔ; al-kahrubāʔ |
كَهْرَبَاء; كَهْرُبَاء kahrabāʔ; kahrubāʔ |
| Nominative | كَهْرَبَاءُ; كَهْرُبَاءُ kahrabāʔu; kahrubāʔu |
الْكَهْرَبَاءُ; الْكَهْرُبَاءُ al-kahrabāʔu; al-kahrubāʔu |
كَهْرَبَاءُ; كَهْرُبَاءُ kahrabāʔu; kahrubāʔu |
| Accusative | كَهْرَبَاءَ; كَهْرُبَاءَ kahrabāʔa; kahrubāʔa |
الْكَهْرَبَاءَ; الْكَهْرُبَاءَ al-kahrabāʔa; al-kahrubāʔa |
كَهْرَبَاءَ; كَهْرُبَاءَ kahrabāʔa; kahrubāʔa |
| Genitive | كَهْرَبَاءَ; كَهْرُبَاءَ kahrabāʔa; kahrubāʔa |
الْكَهْرَبَاءِ; الْكَهْرُبَاءِ al-kahrabāʔi; al-kahrubāʔi |
كَهْرَبَاءِ; كَهْرُبَاءِ kahrabāʔi; kahrubāʔi |
Derived terms
- كَهْرَبَ (kahraba, “to electrify”)
- كَهْرَبَائِيّ／كَهْرُبَائِيّ (kahrabāʔiyy)
- كَهْرُوـ (kahrū-, “electro-”)
Related terms
- كَهْرَبِيَّة (kahrabiyya)
- كَهْرَبائِيَّة (kahrabāʔiyya)
References
- Jacob, Georg (1886) Der Bernstein bei den Arabern des Mittelalters, Berlin: Carl Fraenkel
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “كهرباء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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