кабала

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kəbɐˈɫa]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic кабала (kabala, document, deed, debt issue), from Turkish kabal (certain quantity, tasked labour, one day labour).

Noun

кабала́ • (kabalá) f inan (genitive кабалы́, nominative plural кабалы́, genitive plural каба́л)

  1. (historical) promissory note, leading to debt bondage if unpaid
  2. (historical) debt bondage
  3. enslavement, servitude, bondage
Declension
Derived terms
  • каба́льный (kabálʹnyj)
  • закабаля́ть (zakabaljátʹ), закабали́ть (zakabalítʹ)
Descendants
  • Yakut: хабала (qabala)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hebrew קַבָּלָה (receiving/tradition).

Noun

кабала́ • (kabalá) f inan (genitive кабалы́, uncountable)

  1. (religion) kabbalah
    Synonym: каббала́ (kabbalá)
Declension
  • кабали́стика (kabalístika), каббали́стика (kabbalístika)
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