كابوس

See also: کابوس

Arabic

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܟܒܘܫܐ (kāḇōšā). Arabised into the common root ك ب س (k-b-s), which is related to pressing, squeezing, etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaː.buːs/

Noun

كَابُوس • (kābūs) m (plural كَوَابِيس (kawābīs))

  1. nightmare
  2. incubus

Declension

Synonyms

  • جَاثُوم (jāṯūm), جُثام (juṯām)
  • بَارُوك (bārūk), أَبُو البَارُوك (ʔabū l-bārūk)
  • نِئْدَلَاْن (niʔdalān)

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: kabus
  • Persian: کابوس (kâbus)
  • Tajik: кобус (kobus)
  • Turkish: kâbus
  • Urdu: کابوس (kābūs)
  • Uzbek: kobus

See also

Moroccan Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaːbuːs/
  • (file)

Etymology 1

Likely passed during the War of Granada from Spanish alcabuz, arcabuz, reanalyzing its first syllable as the Arabic article, from Middle French arquebuse, from German Hakenbüchse, the harquebus in the 15th century a new development.

Noun

كابوس • (kābūs) m (plural كوابس (kwābis))

  1. handgun
    Synonym: فردي (fardi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic كَابُوس (kābūs).

Noun

كابوس • (kābūs) m (plural كوابس (kwābis))

  1. nightmare
    Synonym: حلمة خايبة (ḥalma ḵāyba)

References

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَابُوس (kābūs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaː.buːs/, [kæˈbuːs]
  • (file)

Noun

كابوس • (kābūs) m (plural كوابيس (kawābīs))

  1. nightmare
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