قبة

See also: قبه

Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic קוּבְּתָא / ܩܘܼܒ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ (qubbəṯā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qub.ba/
- (Moroccan) IPA^(key): /qub.ba/

Noun

قُبَّة • (qubba) f (plural قِبَاب (qibāb) or قُبَب (qubab))

canopy, pavilion; dome, cupola
(Judaism) kippah, yarmulke (Jewish head covering)

Declension

Declension of noun **قُبَّة** (qubba)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قُبَّة qubba	الْقُبَّة al-qubba	قُبَّة qubbat
nominative	قُبَّةٌ qubbatun	الْقُبَّةُ al-qubbatu	قُبَّةُ qubbatu
accusative	قُبَّةً qubbatan	الْقُبَّةَ al-qubbata	قُبَّةَ qubbata
genitive	قُبَّةٍ qubbatin	الْقُبَّةِ al-qubbati	قُبَّةِ qubbati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قُبَّتَيْن qubbatayn	الْقُبَّتَيْن al-qubbatayn	قُبَّتَيْ qubbatay
nominative	قُبَّتَانِ qubbatāni	الْقُبَّتَانِ al-qubbatāni	قُبَّتَا qubbatā
accusative	قُبَّتَيْنِ qubbatayni	الْقُبَّتَيْنِ al-qubbatayni	قُبَّتَيْ qubbatay
genitive	قُبَّتَيْنِ qubbatayni	الْقُبَّتَيْنِ al-qubbatayni	قُبَّتَيْ qubbatay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قِبَاب‎; قُبَب qibāb‎; qubab	الْقِبَاب‎; الْقُبَب al-qibāb‎; al-qubab	قِبَاب‎; قُبَب qibāb‎; qubab
nominative	قِبَابٌ‎; قُبَبٌ qibābun‎; qubabun	الْقِبَابُ‎; الْقُبَبُ al-qibābu‎; al-qubabu	قِبَابُ‎; قُبَبُ qibābu‎; qubabu
accusative	قِبَابًا‎; قُبَبًا qibāban‎; qubaban	الْقِبَابَ‎; الْقُبَبَ al-qibāba‎; al-qubaba	قِبَابَ‎; قُبَبَ qibāba‎; qubaba
genitive	قِبَابٍ‎; قُبَبٍ qibābin‎; qubabin	الْقِبَابِ‎; الْقُبَبِ al-qibābi‎; al-qubabi	قِبَابِ‎; قُبَبِ qibābi‎; qubabi

Derived terms

قُبَّة الصَّخْرَة (qubbat aṣ-ṣaḵra, “the Dome of the Rock”)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: qübbə, Quba
→ Classical Persian: قُبَّه (qubba)
- → Bengali: কুব্বা (kubba)
- → Hindustani:
  Hindi: क़ुब्बा (qubbā)
  Urdu: قُبَّہ (qubba)
- → Turkmen: gupba
- → Uyghur: قۇببە (qubbe)
- → Uzbek: qubba
- → Zazaki: qubbe
→ Coptic: ⲕⲉⲡⲓⲧⲱ (kepitō)
→ Indonesian: kubah
→ Italian: alcova
→ Ottoman Turkish: قبه (kubbe)
- Turkish: kubbe
→ Portuguese: alcova, Alcobaça
→ Spanish: alcoba
- → French: alcôve
  - → Dutch: alkoof
  - → English: alcove
- → Sicilian: arcova
→? Sicilian: cubba, Cubba
→ Swahili: kuba
→ Zazaki: qubbe

References

Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 288

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ب ب
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قُبَّة (qubba).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡub.ba/, [ɡʊb.ba], [qʊb.ba]

Noun

قبة • (gubba) f (plural قُبَب (gubab))

dome, cupola