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))

cougher, a woman who coughs a lot, especially an old one
(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)
Singular	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
Plural	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 (qeḥəpe)
→ Azerbaijani: qəhbə
→ Kabardian: къэхьыпэ (qeḥəpe)
→ Lishana Deni: קחבא‎ (qaḥba)
→ Ottoman Turkish: قحبه‎
- Turkish: kahpe
- → Armenian: ղախպա (łaxpa)
→ Persian: قحبه‎ (qahbe)
→ Swahili: kahaba

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَحْبَة‎ (qaḥba).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡaħ.ba/

Noun

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

(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))

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

Descendants

→ Dutch: kech
→ Norwegian Bokmål: kæbe

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