kabila

See also: ƙabila

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kà.bíː.làː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kə̀.bíː.làː]

Noun

kàbīlā̀ f (plural kàbī̀lū, possessed form kàbīlàr̃)

1. Alternative form of ƙàbīlā̀

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قبیله (modern Turkish kabile), from Arabic قَبِيلَة (qabīla, “tribe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kabǐla/
• Hyphenation: ka‧bi‧la

Noun

kabìla f (Cyrillic spelling кабѝла)

1. (regional) tribe, kin

Declension

Declension of kabila

	singular	plural
nominative	kabìla	kabile
genitive	kabile	kabílā
dative	kabili	kabilama
accusative	kabilu	kabile
vocative	kabilo	kabile
locative	kabili	kabilama
instrumental	kabilom	kabilama

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَبِيلَة (qabīla).

Pronunciation

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Noun

kabila (ma class, plural makabila)

1. nation (group of people), ethnic group

Usage notes

Kabila is commonly translated as "tribe", but is equivalent to a nation in non-African contexts.

Derived terms

• kikabila
• ukabila

Tagalog

Etymology

From ka- +‎ *bila (“half”). Compare Malay belah (“split”). See also bila.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kabiˈlaʔ/ [kɐ.bɪˈlaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧bi‧la

Noun

kabilâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜎ)

1. opposite side (of a street, river, etc.)

   Synonyms: ibayo, tapat, katapat

2. reverse side; back side (of something)

   Synonyms: likod, ilalim

3. thing next or following another

   Synonym: kasunod

4. other one (referring to two opposing sides)

   Synonyms: katalo, kalaban

Adjective

kabilâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜎ)

1. opposite

   Synonym: katapat

2. next; immediately following

   Synonyms: kasunod, sumusunod

3. other

Derived terms

• kabilaan
• kabilang bangir
• kabilang buhay
• kabilang daigdig
• magkabi-kabila
• magkabila
• pagsasakabila
• pagsasakabilang-buhay
• sa kabila na
• sa kabila ng
• sa kabilang banda
• sa kabilang dako
• sumakabila
• sumakabilang-buhay

 

Further reading

• “kabila”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 63