غابة

See also: غابه‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root غ ي ب‎ (ḡ-y-b).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣaː.ba/
    • (Moroccan) IPA(key): /ɣaː.ba/

Noun

غَابَة • (ḡāba) f, plural غَابَات‎ (ḡābāt) or غَاب‎ (ḡāb)

  1. forest
  2. jungle

Declension
Declension of noun غَابَة (ḡāba)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal غَابَة
ḡāba		 الْغَابَة‎
al-ḡāba		 غَابَة
ḡābat
Nominative غَابَةٌ
ḡābatun		 الْغَابَةُ‎
al-ḡābatu		 غَابَةُ
ḡābatu
Accusative غَابَةً
ḡābatan		 الْغَابَةَ‎
al-ḡābata		 غَابَةَ
ḡābata
Genitive غَابَةٍ
ḡābatin		 الْغَابَةِ‎
al-ḡābati		 غَابَةِ
ḡābati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal غَابَتَيْن‎
ḡābatayn		 الْغَابَتَيْن‎
al-ḡābatayn		 غَابَتَيْ‎
ḡābatay
Nominative غَابَتَانِ‎
ḡābatāni		 الْغَابَتَانِ‎
al-ḡābatāni		 غَابَتَا‎
ḡābatā
Accusative غَابَتَيْنِ‎
ḡābatayni		 الْغَابَتَيْنِ‎
al-ḡābatayni		 غَابَتَيْ‎
ḡābatay
Genitive غَابَتَيْنِ‎
ḡābatayni		 الْغَابَتَيْنِ‎
al-ḡābatayni		 غَابَتَيْ‎
ḡābatay
Plural sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal غَابَات‎‎; غَاب‎
ḡābāt‎; ḡāb		 الْغَابَات‎‎; الْغَاب‎
al-ḡābāt‎; al-ḡāb		 غَابَات‎‎; غَاب‎
ḡābāt‎; ḡāb
Nominative غَابَاتٌ‎‎; غَابٌ‎
ḡābātun‎; ḡābun		 الْغَابَاتُ‎‎; الْغَابُ‎
al-ḡābātu‎; al-ḡābu		 غَابَاتُ‎‎; غَابُ‎
ḡābātu‎; ḡābu
Accusative غَابَاتٍ‎‎; غَابًا‎
ḡābātin‎; ḡāban		 الْغَابَاتِ‎‎; الْغَابَ‎
al-ḡābāti‎; al-ḡāba		 غَابَاتِ‎‎; غَابَ‎
ḡābāti‎; ḡāba
Genitive غَابَاتٍ‎‎; غَابٍ‎
ḡābātin‎; ḡābin		 الْغَابَاتِ‎‎; الْغَابِ‎
al-ḡābāti‎; al-ḡābi		 غَابَاتِ‎‎; غَابِ‎
ḡābāti‎; ḡābi

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: qabə
  • → Ottoman Turkish: gâbe
  • → Persian: غابه‎ (ğâbe)

References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “غيب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic غَابَة‎ (ḡāba).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɣæːbæ]

Noun

غابة • (transliteration needed) f

  1. forest

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic غَابَة‎ (ḡāba).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣaː.ba/

Noun

غابة • (ḡāba) f, plural غابات‎ (ḡābāt)

  1. forest

South Levantine Arabic
Root
غ ي ب‎

Etymology

From Arabic غَابَة‎ (ḡāba).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣaː.be/, [ˈɣæː.be]
  • IPA(key): /ɣaː.ba/, [ˈɣæː.ba]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

غابة • (ḡābe) f, plural غابات‎ (ḡābāt)

  1. forest
    Synonym: حرش‎ (ḥurš)
  2. jungle

See also
  • شجر‎ (šajar, “trees”)
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