قبا

Arabic

Alternative forms

قَبَّى (qabbā)

Verb

قَبَا • (qabā) I (non-past يَقْبُو (yaqbū), verbal noun قَبْو (qabw)) (transitive)

to vault, to arch (a building)
to bend, to curve (an object)
to gather (e.g. grains) in one's fingers
to harvest

Conjugation

Conjugation of **قَبَا** (I, final-weak, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun *قَبْو*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					قَبْو qabw
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					قَابٍ qābin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَقْبُوّ maqbuww
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قَبَوْتُ qabawtu	قَبَوْتَ qabawta	قَبَا qabā	قَبَوْتُمَا qabawtumā	قَبَوَا qabawā	قَبَوْنَا qabawnā	قَبَوْتُمْ qabawtum	قَبَوْا qabaw
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	قَبَوْتُ qabawtu	قَبَوْتِ qabawti	قَبَتْ qabat	قَبَوْتُمَا qabawtumā	قَبَتَا qabatā	قَبَوْنَا qabawnā	قَبَوْتُنَّ qabawtunna	قَبَوْنَ qabawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَقْبُو ʔaqbū	تَقْبُو taqbū	يَقْبُو yaqbū	تَقْبُوَانِ taqbuwāni	يَقْبُوَانِ yaqbuwāni	نَقْبُو naqbū	تَقْبُونَ taqbūna	يَقْبُونَ yaqbūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَقْبُو ʔaqbū	تَقْبِينَ taqbīna	تَقْبُو taqbū	تَقْبُوَانِ taqbuwāni	تَقْبُوَانِ taqbuwāni	نَقْبُو naqbū	تَقْبُونَ taqbūna	يَقْبُونَ yaqbūna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَقْبُوَ ʔaqbuwa	تَقْبُوَ taqbuwa	يَقْبُوَ yaqbuwa	تَقْبُوَا taqbuwā	يَقْبُوَا yaqbuwā	نَقْبُوَ naqbuwa	تَقْبُوا taqbū	يَقْبُوا yaqbū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَقْبُوَ ʔaqbuwa	تَقْبِي taqbī	تَقْبُوَ taqbuwa	تَقْبُوَا taqbuwā	تَقْبُوَا taqbuwā	نَقْبُوَ naqbuwa	تَقْبُونَ taqbūna	يَقْبُونَ yaqbūna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَقْبُ ʔaqbu	تَقْبُ taqbu	يَقْبُ yaqbu	تَقْبُوَا taqbuwā	يَقْبُوَا yaqbuwā	نَقْبُ naqbu	تَقْبُوا taqbū	يَقْبُوا yaqbū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَقْبُ ʔaqbu	تَقْبِي taqbī	تَقْبُ taqbu	تَقْبُوَا taqbuwā	تَقْبُوَا taqbuwā	نَقْبُ naqbu	تَقْبُونَ taqbūna	يَقْبُونَ yaqbūna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُقْبُ uqbu		اُقْبُوَا uqbuwā			اُقْبُوا uqbū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اُقْبِي uqbī		اُقْبُوَا uqbuwā			اُقْبُونَ uqbūna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قُبِيتُ qubītu	قُبِيتَ qubīta	قُبِيَ qubiya	قُبِيتُمَا qubītumā	قُبِيَا qubiyā	قُبِينَا qubīnā	قُبِيتُمْ qubītum	قُبُوا qubū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	قُبِيتُ qubītu	قُبِيتِ qubīti	قُبِيَتْ qubiyat	قُبِيتُمَا qubītumā	قُبِيَتَا qubiyatā	قُبِينَا qubīnā	قُبِيتُنَّ qubītunna	قُبِينَ qubīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقْبَى ʔuqbā	تُقْبَى tuqbā	يُقْبَى yuqbā	تُقْبَيَانِ tuqbayāni	يُقْبَيَانِ yuqbayāni	نُقْبَى nuqbā	تُقْبَوْنَ tuqbawna	يُقْبَوْنَ yuqbawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُقْبَى ʔuqbā	تُقْبَيْنَ tuqbayna	تُقْبَى tuqbā	تُقْبَيَانِ tuqbayāni	تُقْبَيَانِ tuqbayāni	نُقْبَى nuqbā	تُقْبَيْنَ tuqbayna	يُقْبَيْنَ yuqbayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقْبَى ʔuqbā	تُقْبَى tuqbā	يُقْبَى yuqbā	تُقْبَيَا tuqbayā	يُقْبَيَا yuqbayā	نُقْبَى nuqbā	تُقْبَوْا tuqbaw	يُقْبَوْا yuqbaw
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُقْبَى ʔuqbā	تُقْبَيْ tuqbay	تُقْبَى tuqbā	تُقْبَيَا tuqbayā	تُقْبَيَا tuqbayā	نُقْبَى nuqbā	تُقْبَيْنَ tuqbayna	يُقْبَيْنَ yuqbayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقْبَ ʔuqba	تُقْبَ tuqba	يُقْبَ yuqba	تُقْبَيَا tuqbayā	يُقْبَيَا yuqbayā	نُقْبَ nuqba	تُقْبَوْا tuqbaw	يُقْبَوْا yuqbaw
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُقْبَ ʔuqba	تُقْبَيْ tuqbay	تُقْبَ tuqba	تُقْبَيَا tuqbayā	تُقْبَيَا tuqbayā	نُقْبَ nuqba	تُقْبَيْنَ tuqbayna	يُقْبَيْنَ yuqbayna

References

“قبا” in Almaany
Wehr, Hans (1979) “قبو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قُبَاء (qubāʔ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡu.ba/, [ɡʊ.ba]

Proper noun

قُبا • (guba) m

a mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia
a neighborhood in Medina, Saudi Arabia
Alternative form: (standard spelling) قباء (gubāʔ)

Persian

Etymology 1

Reborrowed from Arabic قَبَاء (qabāʔ), from Middle Persian [script needed] (kpʾh /⁠kabāh⁠/, “garment, cloak”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“to split, cut”). Cognate to Central Kurdish کەوا (kewa, “long garment open in front”) and Khotanese [script needed] (khapa, “dress”). Perhaps cognate with Latin cappa (“cape”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /qa.ˈbaː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.bɑ́ː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qä.bɑ́ː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qä.bɔ́ː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæ.bɒ́ː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.bɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading^?	qabā
Dari reading^?	qabā
Iranian reading^?	ġabâ
Tajik reading^?	qabo

Noun

قبا • (qabâ)

long garment, cloak, frock

Alternative forms

قباء (qabâ'), قباه (qabâh)

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: كبه (kebe, “blanket”)
- Turkish: gebe

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /qu.ˈbaː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qʊ.bɑ́ː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qʊ.bɑ́ː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qu.bɔ́ː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qo.bɒ́ː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qu.bɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading^?	qubā
Dari reading^?	qubā
Iranian reading^?	ġobâ
Tajik reading^?	qubo

Noun

قبا • (qobâ)

Quva (a city in Uzbekistan)

Derived terms

قبایی (qobâyi)