القبلتان

Arabic

Etymology

From the dual of قِبْلَة (qibla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.qib.la.taː.ni/

Proper noun

الْقِبْلَتَانِ • (al-qiblatānif du

  1. (Islam) the Two Qiblas (Mecca and Jerusalem)
    مَسْجِد الْقِبْلَتَيْنِmasjid al-qiblataynithe Mosque of the Two Qiblas

Declension

Declension of noun الْقِبْلَتَان (al-qiblatān)
dual indefinite definite construct
informal الْقِبْلَتَيْن
al-qiblatayn
nominative الْقِبْلَتَانِ
al-qiblatāni
accusative الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ
al-qiblatayni
genitive الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ
al-qiblatayni

Descendants

(via oblique form القِبْلَتَيْنِ (al-qiblatayni)):

  • Azerbaijani: Qibləteyn
  • Ottoman Turkish: قبلتین
    • Turkish: Kıbleteyn
  • Persian: قبلتین (qeblateyn)
  • Uzbek: Qiblatayn

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