ويبة
Arabic
Etymology
From Coptic (Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲉⲓⲡⲉ (oeipe), Bohairic Coptic ⲱⲓⲡⲉ (ōipe)), from Egyptian jpt.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
وَيْبَة • (wayba) f (plural وَيْبَات (waybāt))
- a measure of volume mostly for wheat, in medieval Egypt 15 litres, medieval Ramla 38 litres, in Egypt lastly 33 litres and in Tunisia 16 litres
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | وَيْبَة wayba |
الْوَيْبَة al-wayba |
وَيْبَة waybat |
| nominative | وَيْبَةٌ waybatun |
الْوَيْبَةُ al-waybatu |
وَيْبَةُ waybatu |
| accusative | وَيْبَةً waybatan |
الْوَيْبَةَ al-waybata |
وَيْبَةَ waybata |
| genitive | وَيْبَةٍ waybatin |
الْوَيْبَةِ al-waybati |
وَيْبَةِ waybati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | وَيْبَتَيْن waybatayn |
الْوَيْبَتَيْن al-waybatayn |
وَيْبَتَيْ waybatay |
| nominative | وَيْبَتَانِ waybatāni |
الْوَيْبَتَانِ al-waybatāni |
وَيْبَتَا waybatā |
| accusative | وَيْبَتَيْنِ waybatayni |
الْوَيْبَتَيْنِ al-waybatayni |
وَيْبَتَيْ waybatay |
| genitive | وَيْبَتَيْنِ waybatayni |
الْوَيْبَتَيْنِ al-waybatayni |
وَيْبَتَيْ waybatay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | وَيْبَات waybāt |
الْوَيْبَات al-waybāt |
وَيْبَات waybāt |
| nominative | وَيْبَاتٌ waybātun |
الْوَيْبَاتُ al-waybātu |
وَيْبَاتُ waybātu |
| accusative | وَيْبَاتٍ waybātin |
الْوَيْبَاتِ al-waybāti |
وَيْبَاتِ waybāti |
| genitive | وَيْبَاتٍ waybātin |
الْوَيْبَاتِ al-waybāti |
وَيْبَاتِ waybāti |
Descendants
- Maltese: wejba
References
- ^ Bishai, Wilson B. (1964) “Coptic Lexical Influence on Egyptian Arabic”, in Journal of Near Eastern Studies, volume 23, number 1, , pages 46b–47a