قحبة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق ح ب‎ (q-ḥ-b) related to coughing

Pronunciation

Standard Arabic: IPA^(key): /ˈqaħ.ba/

Regional pronunciation:
Senses 2 and 3:

Moroccan: قحبَة IPA^(key): ˈqæħbæ
Tunisian: قحبَة IPA^(key): ˈqæħbæ
Libyan: قحبَة IPA^(key): ɡaħba
Syrian: قحبَة IPA^(key): ˈʔaħbe
Lebanese: قحبَة IPA^(key): ˈʔɑħbe

Noun

قَحْبَة • (qaḥba) f (plural قِحَاب‎ (qiḥāb))

cougher, a woman who coughs a lot, especially an old one
(vulgar) prostitute (due to the practice of drawing the attention of customers by coughing in pre-Islamic Arabia)
(vulgar) indecent woman

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

Azerbaijani: qəhbə
Maltese: qaħba
Ottoman Turkish:
- Turkish: kahpe
- Armenian: ղախպա (łaxpa)
Persian: قحبه‎ (qaḥba)
Swahili: kahaba

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَحْبَة‎ (qaḥba); from the root ق ح ب‎ (q-ḥ-b) "to cough".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡaħ.ba/

Noun

قَحْبة • (gaḥba) f

(plural قَحْبات‎ ‎(gaḥbāt) or قُحَّاب‎‎ (guḥḥāb))

prostitute (vulgar)

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