شوربة

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چوربا (çorba) and/or Persian شوربا (šurbâ) or شورباه (šurbâ).

Pronunciation

Noun

شوربة • (šōrbaf (plural شوربات (šōrbāt))

  1. soup
    شوربة عَدَسšōrbat ʕadaslentil soup

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چوربا (çorba) and/or Persian شوربا (šurbâ) or شورباه (šurbâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃuːr.ba/

Noun

شوربة • (šūrbaf (plural شوربات (šūrbāt))

  1. soup
    Synonym: صوبة (ṣūbba)

North Levantine Arabic

المرا عم تحضر شوربة فول سوداني
el-mara ʕam (ə)tḥaḍḍir šōrbat fūl sūdāni
The woman is preparing groundnut soup

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چوربا (çorba) and/or Persian شوربا (šurbâ) or شورباه (šurbâ). Some cite French chaud repas (hot meal) as the word's origin. This, however, is a folk etymology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃoːr.ba/, [ˈʃoːɾba]

Noun

شوربة • (šōrbaf (plural شوربات (šōrbāt))

  1. soup

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چوربا (çorba) and/or Persian شوربا (šurbâ) or شورباه (šurbâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃoː.ra.ba/, [ˈʃoː.rˤɑ.bɑ]
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Noun

شوربة • (šōrabaf

  1. soup
    شوربة عدسšōrabet ʕadaslentil soup