قبح

See also: فتح and ف ت ح

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ق ب ح (q b ḥ)
7 terms

Verb

قَبُحَ • (qabuḥa) I (non-past يَقْبُحُ (yaqbuḥu), verbal noun قَبْح (qabḥ) or قُبْح (qubḥ) or قَبُوح (qabūḥ) or قُبُوح (qubūḥ) or قَبَاحَة (qabāḥa) or قُبُوحَة (qubūḥa))

1. to be ugly, to be vile, to be foul, to be hideous
2. to be bad, to be evil
3. to be infamous
4. to be abominable

Conjugation

    Conjugation of قَبُحَ (I, sound, u ~ u, no passive, verbal nouns قَبْح, قُبْح, قَبُوح, قُبُوح, قَبَاحَة, قُبُوحَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						قَبْح, قُبْح, قَبُوح, قُبُوح, قَبَاحَة, قُبُوحَة qabḥ, qubḥ, qabūḥ, qubūḥ, qabāḥa, qubūḥa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						قَبِيح qabīḥ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قَبُحْتُ qabuḥtu	قَبُحْتَ qabuḥta	قَبُحَ qabuḥa		قَبُحْتُمَا qabuḥtumā	قَبُحَا qabuḥā		قَبُحْنَا qabuḥnā	قَبُحْتُمْ qabuḥtum	قَبُحُوا qabuḥū
	f		قَبُحْتِ qabuḥti	قَبُحَتْ qabuḥat			قَبُحَتَا qabuḥatā			قَبُحْتُنَّ qabuḥtunna	قَبُحْنَ qabuḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَقْبُحُ ʔaqbuḥu	تَقْبُحُ taqbuḥu	يَقْبُحُ yaqbuḥu		تَقْبُحَانِ taqbuḥāni	يَقْبُحَانِ yaqbuḥāni		نَقْبُحُ naqbuḥu	تَقْبُحُونَ taqbuḥūna	يَقْبُحُونَ yaqbuḥūna
	f		تَقْبُحِينَ taqbuḥīna	تَقْبُحُ taqbuḥu			تَقْبُحَانِ taqbuḥāni			تَقْبُحْنَ taqbuḥna	يَقْبُحْنَ yaqbuḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَقْبُحَ ʔaqbuḥa	تَقْبُحَ taqbuḥa	يَقْبُحَ yaqbuḥa		تَقْبُحَا taqbuḥā	يَقْبُحَا yaqbuḥā		نَقْبُحَ naqbuḥa	تَقْبُحُوا taqbuḥū	يَقْبُحُوا yaqbuḥū
	f		تَقْبُحِي taqbuḥī	تَقْبُحَ taqbuḥa			تَقْبُحَا taqbuḥā			تَقْبُحْنَ taqbuḥna	يَقْبُحْنَ yaqbuḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَقْبُحْ ʔaqbuḥ	تَقْبُحْ taqbuḥ	يَقْبُحْ yaqbuḥ		تَقْبُحَا taqbuḥā	يَقْبُحَا yaqbuḥā		نَقْبُحْ naqbuḥ	تَقْبُحُوا taqbuḥū	يَقْبُحُوا yaqbuḥū
	f		تَقْبُحِي taqbuḥī	تَقْبُحْ taqbuḥ			تَقْبُحَا taqbuḥā			تَقْبُحْنَ taqbuḥna	يَقْبُحْنَ yaqbuḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُقْبُحْ uqbuḥ			اُقْبُحَا uqbuḥā				اُقْبُحُوا uqbuḥū
	f		اُقْبُحِي uqbuḥī							اُقْبُحْنَ uqbuḥna

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “قبح”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قبح”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Verb

قَبَّحَ • (qabbaḥa) II (non-past يُقَبِّحُ (yuqabbiḥu), verbal noun تَقْبِيح (taqbīḥ))

1. to make ugly, make vile, make foul, make hideous
2. to make bad, make evil
3. to make infamous
4. to make abominable
5. to treat or worthless or abject
6. to reproach with

Conjugation

    Conjugation of قَبَّحَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَقْبِيح)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَقْبِيح taqbīḥ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُقَبِّح muqabbiḥ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُقَبَّح muqabbaḥ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قَبَّحْتُ qabbaḥtu	قَبَّحْتَ qabbaḥta	قَبَّحَ qabbaḥa		قَبَّحْتُمَا qabbaḥtumā	قَبَّحَا qabbaḥā		قَبَّحْنَا qabbaḥnā	قَبَّحْتُمْ qabbaḥtum	قَبَّحُوا qabbaḥū
	f		قَبَّحْتِ qabbaḥti	قَبَّحَتْ qabbaḥat			قَبَّحَتَا qabbaḥatā			قَبَّحْتُنَّ qabbaḥtunna	قَبَّحْنَ qabbaḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقَبِّحُ ʔuqabbiḥu	تُقَبِّحُ tuqabbiḥu	يُقَبِّحُ yuqabbiḥu		تُقَبِّحَانِ tuqabbiḥāni	يُقَبِّحَانِ yuqabbiḥāni		نُقَبِّحُ nuqabbiḥu	تُقَبِّحُونَ tuqabbiḥūna	يُقَبِّحُونَ yuqabbiḥūna
	f		تُقَبِّحِينَ tuqabbiḥīna	تُقَبِّحُ tuqabbiḥu			تُقَبِّحَانِ tuqabbiḥāni			تُقَبِّحْنَ tuqabbiḥna	يُقَبِّحْنَ yuqabbiḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقَبِّحَ ʔuqabbiḥa	تُقَبِّحَ tuqabbiḥa	يُقَبِّحَ yuqabbiḥa		تُقَبِّحَا tuqabbiḥā	يُقَبِّحَا yuqabbiḥā		نُقَبِّحَ nuqabbiḥa	تُقَبِّحُوا tuqabbiḥū	يُقَبِّحُوا yuqabbiḥū
	f		تُقَبِّحِي tuqabbiḥī	تُقَبِّحَ tuqabbiḥa			تُقَبِّحَا tuqabbiḥā			تُقَبِّحْنَ tuqabbiḥna	يُقَبِّحْنَ yuqabbiḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقَبِّحْ ʔuqabbiḥ	تُقَبِّحْ tuqabbiḥ	يُقَبِّحْ yuqabbiḥ		تُقَبِّحَا tuqabbiḥā	يُقَبِّحَا yuqabbiḥā		نُقَبِّحْ nuqabbiḥ	تُقَبِّحُوا tuqabbiḥū	يُقَبِّحُوا yuqabbiḥū
	f		تُقَبِّحِي tuqabbiḥī	تُقَبِّحْ tuqabbiḥ			تُقَبِّحَا tuqabbiḥā			تُقَبِّحْنَ tuqabbiḥna	يُقَبِّحْنَ yuqabbiḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		قَبِّحْ qabbiḥ			قَبِّحَا qabbiḥā				قَبِّحُوا qabbiḥū
	f		قَبِّحِي qabbiḥī							قَبِّحْنَ qabbiḥna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قُبِّحْتُ qubbiḥtu	قُبِّحْتَ qubbiḥta	قُبِّحَ qubbiḥa		قُبِّحْتُمَا qubbiḥtumā	قُبِّحَا qubbiḥā		قُبِّحْنَا qubbiḥnā	قُبِّحْتُمْ qubbiḥtum	قُبِّحُوا qubbiḥū
	f		قُبِّحْتِ qubbiḥti	قُبِّحَتْ qubbiḥat			قُبِّحَتَا qubbiḥatā			قُبِّحْتُنَّ qubbiḥtunna	قُبِّحْنَ qubbiḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقَبَّحُ ʔuqabbaḥu	تُقَبَّحُ tuqabbaḥu	يُقَبَّحُ yuqabbaḥu		تُقَبَّحَانِ tuqabbaḥāni	يُقَبَّحَانِ yuqabbaḥāni		نُقَبَّحُ nuqabbaḥu	تُقَبَّحُونَ tuqabbaḥūna	يُقَبَّحُونَ yuqabbaḥūna
	f		تُقَبَّحِينَ tuqabbaḥīna	تُقَبَّحُ tuqabbaḥu			تُقَبَّحَانِ tuqabbaḥāni			تُقَبَّحْنَ tuqabbaḥna	يُقَبَّحْنَ yuqabbaḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقَبَّحَ ʔuqabbaḥa	تُقَبَّحَ tuqabbaḥa	يُقَبَّحَ yuqabbaḥa		تُقَبَّحَا tuqabbaḥā	يُقَبَّحَا yuqabbaḥā		نُقَبَّحَ nuqabbaḥa	تُقَبَّحُوا tuqabbaḥū	يُقَبَّحُوا yuqabbaḥū
	f		تُقَبَّحِي tuqabbaḥī	تُقَبَّحَ tuqabbaḥa			تُقَبَّحَا tuqabbaḥā			تُقَبَّحْنَ tuqabbaḥna	يُقَبَّحْنَ yuqabbaḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقَبَّحْ ʔuqabbaḥ	تُقَبَّحْ tuqabbaḥ	يُقَبَّحْ yuqabbaḥ		تُقَبَّحَا tuqabbaḥā	يُقَبَّحَا yuqabbaḥā		نُقَبَّحْ nuqabbaḥ	تُقَبَّحُوا tuqabbaḥū	يُقَبَّحُوا yuqabbaḥū
	f		تُقَبَّحِي tuqabbaḥī	تُقَبَّحْ tuqabbaḥ			تُقَبَّحَا tuqabbaḥā			تُقَبَّحْنَ tuqabbaḥna	يُقَبَّحْنَ yuqabbaḥna

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “قبح”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[3], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قبح”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[4], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 3

Noun

قَبْح or قُبْح • (qabḥ or qubḥ) m

1. verbal noun of قَبُحَ (qabuḥa, “to be ugly”) (form I)
2. ugliness, vileness, foulness, hideousness
3. badness, evil
4. infamy
5. abominableness
6. vice

Declension

Declension of noun قَبْح (qabḥ)‎; قُبْح (qubḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَبْح‎; قُبْح qabḥ‎; qubḥ	الْقَبْح‎; الْقُبْح al-qabḥ‎; al-qubḥ	قَبْح‎; قُبْح qabḥ‎; qubḥ
Nominative	قَبْحٌ‎; قُبْحٌ qabḥun‎; qubḥun	الْقَبْحُ‎; الْقُبْحُ al-qabḥu‎; al-qubḥu	قَبْحُ‎; قُبْحُ qabḥu‎; qubḥu
Accusative	قَبْحًا‎; قُبْحًا qabḥan‎; qubḥan	الْقَبْحَ‎; الْقُبْحَ al-qabḥa‎; al-qubḥa	قَبْحَ‎; قُبْحَ qabḥa‎; qubḥa
Genitive	قَبْحٍ‎; قُبْحٍ qabḥin‎; qubḥin	الْقَبْحِ‎; الْقُبْحِ al-qabḥi‎; al-qubḥi	قَبْحِ‎; قُبْحِ qabḥi‎; qubḥi

Descendants

• Ottoman Turkish: قبح (kubh)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “قبح”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[5], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قبح”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[6], London: W.H. Allen

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic قُبْح (qubḥ).

Noun

قبح • (kubh)

1. ugliness
2. turpitude; vice

Related terms

• قبحیات (kubhiyat)

Further reading

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “kubh”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “قبح”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[7], Constantinople: Mihran, page 943b
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قبح”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[8], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1432a