قبطان

Arabic

Etymology

From Latin capitāneus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qub.tˤaːn/

Noun

قُبْطان • (qubṭān) m (plural قَبَاطِين (qabāṭīn) or قَبَاطِنَة (qabāṭina))

captain
Synonyms: رُبَّان (rubbān), (obsolete) إِشْتِيَام (ʔištiyām)

Declension

Declension of noun **قُبْطان** (qubṭān)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قُبْطان qubṭān	الْقُبْطان al-qubṭān	قُبْطان qubṭān
nominative	قُبْطانٌ qubṭānun	الْقُبْطانُ al-qubṭānu	قُبْطانُ qubṭānu
accusative	قُبْطانًا qubṭānan	الْقُبْطانَ al-qubṭāna	قُبْطانَ qubṭāna
genitive	قُبْطانٍ qubṭānin	الْقُبْطانِ al-qubṭāni	قُبْطانِ qubṭāni
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قُبْطانَيْن qubṭānayn	الْقُبْطانَيْن al-qubṭānayn	قُبْطانَيْ qubṭānay
nominative	قُبْطانَانِ qubṭānāni	الْقُبْطانَانِ al-qubṭānāni	قُبْطانَا qubṭānā
accusative	قُبْطانَيْنِ qubṭānayni	الْقُبْطانَيْنِ al-qubṭānayni	قُبْطانَيْ qubṭānay
genitive	قُبْطانَيْنِ qubṭānayni	الْقُبْطانَيْنِ al-qubṭānayni	قُبْطانَيْ qubṭānay
plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَبَاطِين‎; قَبَاطِنَة qabāṭīn‎; qabāṭina	الْقَبَاطِين‎; الْقَبَاطِنَة al-qabāṭīn‎; al-qabāṭina	قَبَاطِين‎; قَبَاطِنَة qabāṭīn‎; qabāṭinat
nominative	قَبَاطِينُ‎; قَبَاطِنَةٌ qabāṭīnu‎; qabāṭinatun	الْقَبَاطِينُ‎; الْقَبَاطِنَةُ al-qabāṭīnu‎; al-qabāṭinatu	قَبَاطِينُ‎; قَبَاطِنَةُ qabāṭīnu‎; qabāṭinatu
accusative	قَبَاطِينَ‎; قَبَاطِنَةً qabāṭīna‎; qabāṭinatan	الْقَبَاطِينَ‎; الْقَبَاطِنَةَ al-qabāṭīna‎; al-qabāṭinata	قَبَاطِينَ‎; قَبَاطِنَةَ qabāṭīna‎; qabāṭinata
genitive	قَبَاطِينَ‎; قَبَاطِنَةٍ qabāṭīna‎; qabāṭinatin	الْقَبَاطِينِ‎; الْقَبَاطِنَةِ al-qabāṭīni‎; al-qabāṭinati	قَبَاطِينِ‎; قَبَاطِنَةِ qabāṭīni‎; qabāṭinati

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قُبْطان (qubṭān), from Latin capitāneus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡubˈtˤaːn], [qubˈtˤaːn]

Noun

قُبْطان • (gubṭān) m (plural قَبَاطنة (gabāṭna), and قَبَاطين (gabāṭīn))

a skipper, captain of a ship