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))

1. cougher, a woman who coughs a lot, especially an old one
2. (vulgar) whore, harlot (a prostitute or any woman suspect of promiscuity or indecent behaviour)

   Synonyms: عاهِرة (ʕāhira), فاجِرة (fājira)

Declension

Declension of noun قَحْبَة (qaḥba)

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)
  • → Dutch: kech
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: kæbe
• → Adyghe: къэхьыпэ (qɛḥəpɛ)
• → Azerbaijani: qəhbə
• → 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

From Arabic قَحْبَة (qaḥba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaħ.ba/

Noun

قحبة • (gaḥba) f (plural قحبات (gaḥbāt) or قحاب (guḥḥāb))

1. (vulgar) whore, harlot (a prostitute or any woman suspect of promiscuity or indecent behaviour)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَحْبَة (qaḥba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qaħ.ba/

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Noun

قحبة • (qaḥba) f (plural قحبات (qaḥbāt) or قحاب (qḥāb))

1. (vulgar) whore, harlot (a prostitute or any woman suspect of promiscuity or indecent behaviour)

Descendants

• → Dutch: kech
• → Norwegian Bokmål: kæbe