قحبة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ق ح ب (q ḥ b) related to coughing. Said to be from the practice of coughing as a signal to potential customers in pre-Islamic Arabia.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Arabic) IPA(key): /qaħ.ba/
Regional pronunciation:
Sense 2:
- Moroccan: قحبَة [ˈqɑħbæ]
- Tunisian: قحبَة [ˈqɑħbæ]
- Libyan: قحبَة /ɡaħba/
- Syrian: قحبَة /ˈʔaħbe/
- Lebanese: قحبَة [ˈʔɑħbe]
Noun
قَحْبَة • (qaḥba) f (plural قِحَاب (qiḥāb))
- cougher, a woman who coughs a lot, especially an old one
- (vulgar) whore, harlot (a prostitute or any woman suspect of promiscuity or indecent behaviour)
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قَحْبَة qaḥba |
الْقَحْبَة al-qaḥba |
قَحْبَة qaḥbat |
| nominative | قَحْبَةٌ qaḥbatun |
الْقَحْبَةُ al-qaḥbatu |
قَحْبَةُ qaḥbatu |
| accusative | قَحْبَةً qaḥbatan |
الْقَحْبَةَ al-qaḥbata |
قَحْبَةَ qaḥbata |
| genitive | قَحْبَةٍ qaḥbatin |
الْقَحْبَةِ al-qaḥbati |
قَحْبَةِ qaḥbati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | قَحْبَتَيْن qaḥbatayn |
الْقَحْبَتَيْن al-qaḥbatayn |
قَحْبَتَيْ qaḥbatay |
| nominative | قَحْبَتَانِ qaḥbatāni |
الْقَحْبَتَانِ al-qaḥbatāni |
قَحْبَتَا qaḥbatā |
| accusative | قَحْبَتَيْنِ qaḥbatayni |
الْقَحْبَتَيْنِ al-qaḥbatayni |
قَحْبَتَيْ qaḥbatay |
| genitive | قَحْبَتَيْنِ qaḥbatayni |
الْقَحْبَتَيْنِ al-qaḥbatayni |
قَحْبَتَيْ qaḥbatay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قِحَاب qiḥāb |
الْقِحَاب al-qiḥāb |
قِحَاب qiḥāb |
| nominative | قِحَابٌ qiḥābun |
الْقِحَابُ al-qiḥābu |
قِحَابُ qiḥābu |
| accusative | قِحَابًا qiḥāban |
الْقِحَابَ al-qiḥāba |
قِحَابَ qiḥāba |
| genitive | قِحَابٍ qiḥābin |
الْقِحَابِ al-qiḥābi |
قِحَابِ qiḥābi |
Descendants
- Hijazi Arabic: قحبة (gaḥba)
- Maltese: qaħba
- Moroccan Arabic: قحبة (qaḥba)
- → Adyghe: къэхьыпэ (qɛḥəpɛ)
- → Azerbaijani: qəhbə
- → French: cahba
- → Kabardian: къэхьыпэ (qɛḥəpɛ)
- → Lishana Deni: קחבא (qaḥba)
- → Ottoman Turkish: قحبه
- Turkish: kahpe
- → Armenian: ղախպա (ġaxpa)
- → Persian: قحبه (qahbe)
- → Swahili: kahaba
Hijazi Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ق ح ب |
| 1 term |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaħ.ba/
Noun
قحبة • (gaḥba) f (plural قحبات (gaḥbāt) or قحاب (guḥḥāb))
- (vulgar) whore, harlot (a prostitute or any woman suspect of promiscuity or indecent behaviour)
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qaħ.ba/
Audio: (file)
Noun
قحبة • (qaḥba) f (plural قحبات (qaḥbāt) or قحاب (qḥāb))
- (vulgar) whore, harlot (a prostitute or any woman suspect of promiscuity or indecent behaviour)