شبكة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ش ب ك (š b k). Compare Hebrew שְׂבָכָה (səḇāḵā), Classical Syriac ܣܒܟܐ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃa.ba.ka/
Noun
شَبَكَة • (šabaka) f (plural شِبَاك (šibāk) or شَبَكَات (šabakāt) or شَبَك (šabak))
- net, fishing net
- network
- (electricity) grid
- knit veil
- trellis, trelliswork
- noose
- complication, intricacy, confusion
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | شَبَكَة šabaka |
الشَّبَكَة aš-šabaka |
شَبَكَة šabakat |
| nominative | شَبَكَةٌ šabakatun |
الشَّبَكَةُ aš-šabakatu |
شَبَكَةُ šabakatu |
| accusative | شَبَكَةً šabakatan |
الشَّبَكَةَ aš-šabakata |
شَبَكَةَ šabakata |
| genitive | شَبَكَةٍ šabakatin |
الشَّبَكَةِ aš-šabakati |
شَبَكَةِ šabakati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | شَبَكَتَيْن šabakatayn |
الشَّبَكَتَيْن aš-šabakatayn |
شَبَكَتَيْ šabakatay |
| nominative | شَبَكَتَانِ šabakatāni |
الشَّبَكَتَانِ aš-šabakatāni |
شَبَكَتَا šabakatā |
| accusative | شَبَكَتَيْنِ šabakatayni |
الشَّبَكَتَيْنِ aš-šabakatayni |
شَبَكَتَيْ šabakatay |
| genitive | شَبَكَتَيْنِ šabakatayni |
الشَّبَكَتَيْنِ aš-šabakatayni |
شَبَكَتَيْ šabakatay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote; sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | شَبَك; شِبَاك; شَبَكَات šabak; šibāk; šabakāt |
الشَّبَك; الشِّبَاك; الشَّبَكَات aš-šabak; aš-šibāk; aš-šabakāt |
شَبَك; شِبَاك; شَبَكَات šabak; šibāk; šabakāt |
| nominative | شَبَكٌ; شِبَاكٌ; شَبَكَاتٌ šabakun; šibākun; šabakātun |
الشَّبَكُ; الشِّبَاكُ; الشَّبَكَاتُ aš-šabaku; aš-šibāku; aš-šabakātu |
شَبَكُ; شِبَاكُ; شَبَكَاتُ šabaku; šibāku; šabakātu |
| accusative | شَبَكًا; شِبَاكًا; شَبَكَاتٍ šabakan; šibākan; šabakātin |
الشَّبَكَ; الشِّبَاكَ; الشَّبَكَاتِ aš-šabaka; aš-šibāka; aš-šabakāti |
شَبَكَ; شِبَاكَ; شَبَكَاتِ šabaka; šibāka; šabakāti |
| genitive | شَبَكٍ; شِبَاكٍ; شَبَكَاتٍ šabakin; šibākin; šabakātin |
الشَّبَكِ; الشِّبَاكِ; الشَّبَكَاتِ aš-šabaki; aš-šibāki; aš-šabakāti |
شَبَكِ; شِبَاكِ; شَبَكَاتِ šabaki; šibāki; šabakāti |
Descendants
- Maltese: xibka
- Sicilian: sciàbbica
- → Azerbaijani: şəbəkə
- → English: shebka
- → French: chebka
- → Harari: ሸበክ (šäbäk)
- → Italian: sciabica
- → Ottoman Turkish: شبكه (şebeke), شبیكه (şebike)
- Turkish: şebeke
- → Persian: شبکه (šabake)
- → Portuguese: xávega
- → Spanish: jábega
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “شبكة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen