قاب

See also: قات

Arabic

Verb

قَابَ • (qāba) I (non-past يَقُوبُ (yaqūbu), verbal noun قَوْب (qawb))

1. to dig (a hole, etc.)
2. to dig up, to hollow out (the ground)
3. to crack open (an egg) (of a chick hatching)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of قَابَ (I, hollow, a ~ u, full passive, verbal noun قَوْب)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						قَوْب qawb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						قَائِب qāʔib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَقُوب maqūb
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قُبْتُ qubtu	قُبْتَ qubta	قَابَ qāba		قُبْتُمَا qubtumā	قَابَا qābā		قُبْنَا qubnā	قُبْتُمْ qubtum	قَابُوا qābū
	f		قُبْتِ qubti	قَابَتْ qābat			قَابَتَا qābatā			قُبْتُنَّ qubtunna	قُبْنَ qubna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَقُوبُ ʔaqūbu	تَقُوبُ taqūbu	يَقُوبُ yaqūbu		تَقُوبَانِ taqūbāni	يَقُوبَانِ yaqūbāni		نَقُوبُ naqūbu	تَقُوبُونَ taqūbūna	يَقُوبُونَ yaqūbūna
	f		تَقُوبِينَ taqūbīna	تَقُوبُ taqūbu			تَقُوبَانِ taqūbāni			تَقُبْنَ taqubna	يَقُبْنَ yaqubna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَقُوبَ ʔaqūba	تَقُوبَ taqūba	يَقُوبَ yaqūba		تَقُوبَا taqūbā	يَقُوبَا yaqūbā		نَقُوبَ naqūba	تَقُوبُوا taqūbū	يَقُوبُوا yaqūbū
	f		تَقُوبِي taqūbī	تَقُوبَ taqūba			تَقُوبَا taqūbā			تَقُبْنَ taqubna	يَقُبْنَ yaqubna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَقُبْ ʔaqub	تَقُبْ taqub	يَقُبْ yaqub		تَقُوبَا taqūbā	يَقُوبَا yaqūbā		نَقُبْ naqub	تَقُوبُوا taqūbū	يَقُوبُوا yaqūbū
	f		تَقُوبِي taqūbī	تَقُبْ taqub			تَقُوبَا taqūbā			تَقُبْنَ taqubna	يَقُبْنَ yaqubna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		قُبْ qub			قُوبَا qūbā				قُوبُوا qūbū
	f		قُوبِي qūbī							قُبْنَ qubna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قِبْتُ qibtu	قِبْتَ qibta	قِيبَ qība		قِبْتُمَا qibtumā	قِيبَا qībā		قِبْنَا qibnā	قِبْتُمْ qibtum	قِيبُوا qībū
	f		قِبْتِ qibti	قِيبَتْ qībat			قِيبَتَا qībatā			قِبْتُنَّ qibtunna	قِبْنَ qibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقَابُ ʔuqābu	تُقَابُ tuqābu	يُقَابُ yuqābu		تُقَابَانِ tuqābāni	يُقَابَانِ yuqābāni		نُقَابُ nuqābu	تُقَابُونَ tuqābūna	يُقَابُونَ yuqābūna
	f		تُقَابِينَ tuqābīna	تُقَابُ tuqābu			تُقَابَانِ tuqābāni			تُقَبْنَ tuqabna	يُقَبْنَ yuqabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقَابَ ʔuqāba	تُقَابَ tuqāba	يُقَابَ yuqāba		تُقَابَا tuqābā	يُقَابَا yuqābā		نُقَابَ nuqāba	تُقَابُوا tuqābū	يُقَابُوا yuqābū
	f		تُقَابِي tuqābī	تُقَابَ tuqāba			تُقَابَا tuqābā			تُقَبْنَ tuqabna	يُقَبْنَ yuqabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقَبْ ʔuqab	تُقَبْ tuqab	يُقَبْ yuqab		تُقَابَا tuqābā	يُقَابَا yuqābā		نُقَبْ nuqab	تُقَابُوا tuqābū	يُقَابُوا yuqābū
	f		تُقَابِي tuqābī	تُقَبْ tuqab			تُقَابَا tuqābā			تُقَبْنَ tuqabna	يُقَبْنَ yuqabna

References

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

Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kāp.

Noun

قَابْ (qap)

1. container

Related terms

• قَابُقْ (qabuq, “shell”)
• قَاوُقْ (qavuq, “hollow thing; caouk”)
• قَاپَامَقْ (qapamaq, “to close”)
• قَاپْسَمَقْ (qapsamaq, “to surround”)
• قَاپْلَمَقْ (qaplamaq, “to wrap, to cover, to make surround”)

 

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: qab
• Gagauz: kap
• Ottoman Turkish: قاب (kab)
  • Turkish: kap

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish قَابْ (qab), from Proto-Turkic *kāp.

Noun

قاب • (kab)

1. container

Related terms

• خاولی (havlu, “towel”)
• قابق (kabuk, “shell”)
• قاوق (kavuk, “hollow thing; caouk”)
• قاپامق (kapamak, “to close”)
• قاپسمق (kapsamak, “to surround”)
• قاپلمق (kaplamak, “to wrap, to cover, to make surround”)

 

Descendants

• Turkish: kap

Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Common Turkic *kāp, likely via Azerbaijani qab (“tableware, dish, plate”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qɑːβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɑːb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɑːb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qɑːb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qɔːb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qɒːb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qɔb]

Readings
Classical reading?	qāḇ
Dari reading?	qāb
Iranian reading?	ğâb
Tajik reading?	qob

Noun

قاب • (qâb)

1. plate, saucer, tray, dish

   Synonyms: بشقاب (bušqâb), طبق (tabaq)

2. case, box
3. frame

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “قاب”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qɑːb/
• Rhymes: -ɑːb

Noun

قاب • (qāb) f (Hindi spelling क़ाब)

1. dish