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))

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

Declension

Declension of noun قُبَّة (qubba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	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
	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
• → Coptic: ⲕⲉⲡⲓⲧⲱ (kepitō)
• → Indonesian: kubah
• → Italian: alcova
• → Ottoman Turkish: قبة (ḳubbe)

  > Turkish: kubbe (inherited)

• → Persian: قبه (qobbe)
• → Portuguese: alcova, Alcobaça
• → Spanish: alcoba
  • → French: alcôve
    • → English: alcove
  • → Sicilian: arcova
• → Sicilian: cubba, Cubba
• → Swahili: kuba
• → Turkmen: gupba
• → Uyghur: قۇببە (qubbe)
• → Uzbek: qubba
• → 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))

1. dome, cupola