غابة

غابة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root غ ي ب‎ (ḡ-y-b).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣaː.ba/
  • (Moroccan) IPA^(key): /ɣaː.ba/

Noun

غَابَة • (ḡāba) f (plural غَابَات‎ (ḡābāt) or غَاب‎ (ḡāb))

1. forest
2. jungle

Declension

Declension of noun غَابَة (ḡāba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَابَة ḡāba	الْغَابَة‎ al-ḡāba	غَابَة ḡābat
Nominative	غَابَةٌ ḡābatun	الْغَابَةُ‎ al-ḡābatu	غَابَةُ ḡābatu
Accusative	غَابَةً ḡābatan	الْغَابَةَ‎ al-ḡābata	غَابَةَ ḡābata
Genitive	غَابَةٍ ḡābatin	الْغَابَةِ‎ al-ḡābati	غَابَةِ ḡābati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَابَتَيْن‎ ḡābatayn	الْغَابَتَيْن‎ al-ḡābatayn	غَابَتَيْ‎ ḡābatay
Nominative	غَابَتَانِ‎ ḡābatāni	الْغَابَتَانِ‎ al-ḡābatāni	غَابَتَا‎ ḡābatā
Accusative	غَابَتَيْنِ‎ ḡābatayni	الْغَابَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḡābatayni	غَابَتَيْ‎ ḡābatay
Genitive	غَابَتَيْنِ‎ ḡābatayni	الْغَابَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḡābatayni	غَابَتَيْ‎ ḡābatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَابَات‎‎; غَاب‎ ḡābāt‎; ḡāb	الْغَابَات‎‎; الْغَاب‎ al-ḡābāt‎; al-ḡāb	غَابَات‎‎; غَاب‎ ḡābāt‎; ḡāb
Nominative	غَابَاتٌ‎‎; غَابٌ‎ ḡābātun‎; ḡābun	الْغَابَاتُ‎‎; الْغَابُ‎ al-ḡābātu‎; al-ḡābu	غَابَاتُ‎‎; غَابُ‎ ḡābātu‎; ḡābu
Accusative	غَابَاتٍ‎‎; غَابًا‎ ḡābātin‎; ḡāban	الْغَابَاتِ‎‎; الْغَابَ‎ al-ḡābāti‎; al-ḡāba	غَابَاتِ‎‎; غَابَ‎ ḡābāti‎; ḡāba
Genitive	غَابَاتٍ‎‎; غَابٍ‎ ḡābātin‎; ḡābin	الْغَابَاتِ‎‎; الْغَابِ‎ al-ḡābāti‎; al-ḡābi	غَابَاتِ‎‎; غَابِ‎ ḡābāti‎; ḡābi

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “غيب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic غَابَة‎ (ḡāba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɣæːbæ]

Noun

غابة • (transliteration needed) f

1. forest

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic غَابَة‎ (ḡāba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣaː.ba/

Noun

غابة • (ḡāba) f (plural غابات‎ (ḡābāt))

1. forest

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
غ ي ب‎

Etymology

From Arabic غَابَة‎ (ḡāba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣaː.be/, [ˈɣæː.be]
• IPA^(key): /ɣaː.ba/, [ˈɣæː.ba]

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Noun

غابة • (ḡābe) f (plural غابات‎ (ḡābāt))

1. forest

   Synonym: حرش‎ (ḥurš)

2. jungle

See also

• شجر‎ (šajar, “trees”)