قنبلة
Arabic
Alternative forms
- قُنْبُرَة (qunbura), قُنْبَرَة (qunbara) – dialectal
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خمبره (humbara, kumbara, “an earthenware box, a small jar; a bombshell”), from Persian خمباره (xumbāra, “an earthenware box, a small jar; a bombshell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qun.bu.la/
Noun
قُنْبُلَة • (qunbula) f (plural قُنْبُلَات (qunbulāt) or قَنَابِل (qanābil))
- bomb, grenade
Declension
Declension of noun قُنْبُلَة (qunbula)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قُنْبُلَة qunbula | الْقُنْبُلَة al-qunbula | قُنْبُلَة qunbulat |
Nominative | قُنْبُلَةٌ qunbulatun | الْقُنْبُلَةُ al-qunbulatu | قُنْبُلَةُ qunbulatu |
Accusative | قُنْبُلَةً qunbulatan | الْقُنْبُلَةَ al-qunbulata | قُنْبُلَةَ qunbulata |
Genitive | قُنْبُلَةٍ qunbulatin | الْقُنْبُلَةِ al-qunbulati | قُنْبُلَةِ qunbulati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | قُنْبُلَتَيْن qunbulatayn | الْقُنْبُلَتَيْن al-qunbulatayn | قُنْبُلَتَيْ qunbulatay |
Nominative | قُنْبُلَتَانِ qunbulatāni | الْقُنْبُلَتَانِ al-qunbulatāni | قُنْبُلَتَا qunbulatā |
Accusative | قُنْبُلَتَيْنِ qunbulatayni | الْقُنْبُلَتَيْنِ al-qunbulatayni | قُنْبُلَتَيْ qunbulatay |
Genitive | قُنْبُلَتَيْنِ qunbulatayni | الْقُنْبُلَتَيْنِ al-qunbulatayni | قُنْبُلَتَيْ qunbulatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قُنْبُلَات; قَنَابِل qunbulāt; qanābil | الْقُنْبُلَات; الْقَنَابِل al-qunbulāt; al-qanābil | قُنْبُلَات; قَنَابِل qunbulāt; qanābil |
Nominative | قُنْبُلَاتٌ; قَنَابِلُ qunbulātun; qanābilu | الْقُنْبُلَاتُ; الْقَنَابِلُ al-qunbulātu; al-qanābilu | قُنْبُلَاتُ; قَنَابِلُ qunbulātu; qanābilu |
Accusative | قُنْبُلَاتٍ; قَنَابِلَ qunbulātin; qanābila | الْقُنْبُلَاتِ; الْقَنَابِلَ al-qunbulāti; al-qanābila | قُنْبُلَاتِ; قَنَابِلَ qunbulāti; qanābila |
Genitive | قُنْبُلَاتٍ; قَنَابِلَ qunbulātin; qanābila | الْقُنْبُلَاتِ; الْقَنَابِلِ al-qunbulāti; al-qanābili | قُنْبُلَاتِ; قَنَابِلِ qunbulāti; qanābili |
Derived terms
- قُنْبُلَة مَوْقُوتَة (qunbula(t) mawqūta, “time bomb”)
Descendants
- → Swahili: kombora
References
- Procházka, Stephan (2009), “Turkish Loanwords”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 4, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 590
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خمبره (humbara, kumbara, “an earthenware box, a small jar; a bombshell”), from Persian خمباره (xumbāra, “an earthenware box, a small jar; a bombshell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡunbula/, [ɡʊmbʊla]
Noun
قُنْبُلة • (gunbula) f (plural قَنابِل (ganābil))
- bomb, grenade