قبا

Persian

Etymology

Reborrowed from Arabic قَبَاء‎ (qabāʔ), from Middle Persian [script needed] (kpʾh /kabāh/, “garment, cloak”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“to split, cut”). Cognate to Central Kurdish کەوا‎ (kewa, “long garment open in front”) and Khotanese [script needed] (khapa, “dress”). Perhaps cognate with Latin cappa (“cape”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /qaˈbɑː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /qaˈbɑː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɢæˈbɒː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /qaˈbɔ/

Noun

قبا • (qabâ)

long garment, cloak, frock

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: كبه‎ (kebe, “blanket”)
- Turkish: kebe
- → Bulgarian: ке́бе (kébe)
- → Macedonian: ќебе (ḱebe)
- → Serbo-Croatian: ће̏бе / ćȅbe

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