قبطان
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic قُبْطان (qubṭān), from Latin capitaneus
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡubˈtˁaːn/
- IPA(key): [qubˈtˁaːn] (an alternative pronunciation)
Noun
قُبْطان • (gubṭān) m
(plural قَبَاطنة (gabāṭna) or قَبَاطين(gabāṭīn))
- a skipper (captain of a ship)