قبا

قبا

Persian

Etymology

Reborrowed from Arabic قَبَاء‎ (qabāʾ), from Middle Persian 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

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [ɢæbɒː]

Noun

قبا • (qabâ)

1. long garment
2. cloak
3. frock

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: كبه‎ (kebe, “blanket”)
  • → Macedonian: ќебе (ḱebe, “blanket”)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: ћебе, ćebe (“blanket”)