قنبلة
Arabic
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خمبره (humbara, kumbara, “an earthenware box, a small jar; a bombshell”), from Persian خمباره (xombâra, “an earthenware box, a small jar; a bombshell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qun.bu.la/
Noun
قُنْبُلَة • (qunbula) f (plural قُنْبُلَات (qunbulāt) or قَنَابِل (qanābil))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قُنْبُلَة qunbula |
الْقُنْبُلَة al-qunbula |
قُنْبُلَة qunbulat |
| nominative | قُنْبُلَةٌ qunbulatun |
الْقُنْبُلَةُ al-qunbulatu |
قُنْبُلَةُ qunbulatu |
| accusative | قُنْبُلَةً qunbulatan |
الْقُنْبُلَةَ al-qunbulata |
قُنْبُلَةَ qunbulata |
| genitive | قُنْبُلَةٍ qunbulatin |
الْقُنْبُلَةِ al-qunbulati |
قُنْبُلَةِ qunbulati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | قُنْبُلَتَيْن qunbulatayn |
الْقُنْبُلَتَيْن al-qunbulatayn |
قُنْبُلَتَيْ qunbulatay |
| nominative | قُنْبُلَتَانِ qunbulatāni |
الْقُنْبُلَتَانِ al-qunbulatāni |
قُنْبُلَتَا qunbulatā |
| accusative | قُنْبُلَتَيْنِ qunbulatayni |
الْقُنْبُلَتَيْنِ al-qunbulatayni |
قُنْبُلَتَيْ qunbulatay |
| genitive | قُنْبُلَتَيْنِ qunbulatayni |
الْقُنْبُلَتَيْنِ al-qunbulatayni |
قُنْبُلَتَيْ qunbulatay |
| plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | قُنْبُلَات; قَنَابِل qunbulāt; qanābil |
الْقُنْبُلَات; الْقَنَابِل al-qunbulāt; al-qanābil |
قُنْبُلَات; قَنَابِل qunbulāt; qanābil |
| nominative | قُنْبُلَاتٌ; قَنَابِلُ qunbulātun; qanābilu |
الْقُنْبُلَاتُ; الْقَنَابِلُ al-qunbulātu; al-qanābilu |
قُنْبُلَاتُ; قَنَابِلُ qunbulātu; qanābilu |
| accusative | قُنْبُلَاتٍ; قَنَابِلَ qunbulātin; qanābila |
الْقُنْبُلَاتِ; الْقَنَابِلَ al-qunbulāti; al-qanābila |
قُنْبُلَاتِ; قَنَابِلَ qunbulāti; qanābila |
| genitive | قُنْبُلَاتٍ; قَنَابِلَ qunbulātin; qanābila |
الْقُنْبُلَاتِ; الْقَنَابِلِ al-qunbulāti; al-qanābili |
قُنْبُلَاتِ; قَنَابِلِ qunbulāti; qanābili |
Derived terms
- قُنْبُلَة مَوْقُوتَة (qunbula(t) mawqūta, “time bomb”)
Descendants
- → Swahili: kombora
References
- Procházka, Stephan (2009) “Turkish Loanwords”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 4, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 590
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خمبره (humbara, kumbara, “an earthenware box, a small jar; a bombshell”), from Persian خمباره (xombâra, “an earthenware box, a small jar; a bombshell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡun.bu.la/, [ɡʊmbʊla]
Noun
قُنْبُلة • (gunbula) f (plural قَنابِل (ganābil))