qubba
English
Etymology
Arabic قُبَّة (qubba). Doublet of alcove.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʊbə/
Noun
qubba (plural qubbas or qubbat)
- A tomb structure in the Arab world, particularly an Islamic domed shrine.
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Arabic قُبَّة (qubba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwbba/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: qùb‧ba
Noun
qubba f (invariable)
- (architecture) dome, vault; a domed building, especially a qubba
Further reading
- qubba in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- qubba in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication