كهرباء

Arabic
كهرباء

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کَهْرُبا‎ (kahrubā, “amber”), from Middle Persian khlpʾd (kah-rubāy).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kah.ra.baːʔ/, /kah.ru.baːʔ/

Noun

كَهْرَبَاء or كَهْرُبَاء • (kahrabāʔ or kahrubāʔ) f

  1. electricity
  2. (obsolete) amber

Declension
Declension of noun كَهْرَبَاء (kahrabāʔ)‎; كَهْرُبَاء (kahrubāʔ)
Singular basic singular diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كَهْرَبَاء‎; كَهْرُبَاء
kahrabāʔ‎; kahrubāʔ		 الْكَهْرَبَاء‎‎; الْكَهْرُبَاء‎
al-kahrabāʔ‎; al-kahrubāʔ		 كَهْرَبَاء‎; كَهْرُبَاء
kahrabāʔ‎; kahrubāʔ
Nominative كَهْرَبَاءُ‎; كَهْرُبَاءُ
kahrabāʔu‎; kahrubāʔu		 الْكَهْرَبَاءُ‎‎; الْكَهْرُبَاءُ‎
al-kahrabāʔu‎; al-kahrubāʔu		 كَهْرَبَاءُ‎; كَهْرُبَاءُ
kahrabāʔu‎; kahrubāʔu
Accusative كَهْرَبَاءَ‎; كَهْرُبَاءَ
kahrabāʔa‎; kahrubāʔa		 الْكَهْرَبَاءَ‎‎; الْكَهْرُبَاءَ‎
al-kahrabāʔa‎; al-kahrubāʔa		 كَهْرَبَاءَ‎; كَهْرُبَاءَ
kahrabāʔa‎; kahrubāʔa
Genitive كَهْرَبَاءَ‎; كَهْرُبَاءَ
kahrabāʔa‎; kahrubāʔa		 الْكَهْرَبَاءِ‎‎; الْكَهْرُبَاءِ‎
al-kahrabāʔi‎; al-kahrubāʔi		 كَهْرَبَاءِ‎; كَهْرُبَاءِ
kahrabāʔi‎; kahrubāʔi

Derived terms
  • كَهْرَبِيَّة‎ (kahrabiyya)
  • كَهْرَبائِيَّة‎ (kahrabāʔiyya)

References
  • Jacob, Georg (1886) Der Bernstein bei den Arabern des Mittelalters‎, Berlin: Carl Fraenkel
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “كهرباء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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