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/
Declension
Declension of noun كَابُوس (kābūs)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | كَابُوس kābūs |
الْكَابُوس al-kābūs |
كَابُوس kābūs |
Nominative | كَابُوسٌ kābūsun |
الْكَابُوسُ al-kābūsu |
كَابُوسُ kābūsu |
Accusative | كَابُوسًا kābūsan |
الْكَابُوسَ al-kābūsa |
كَابُوسَ kābūsa |
Genitive | كَابُوسٍ kābūsin |
الْكَابُوسِ al-kābūsi |
كَابُوسِ kābūsi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | كَابُوسَيْن kābūsayn |
الْكَابُوسَيْن al-kābūsayn |
كَابُوسَيْ kābūsay |
Nominative | كَابُوسَانِ kābūsāni |
الْكَابُوسَانِ al-kābūsāni |
كَابُوسَا kābūsā |
Accusative | كَابُوسَيْنِ kābūsayni |
الْكَابُوسَيْنِ al-kābūsayni |
كَابُوسَيْ kābūsay |
Genitive | كَابُوسَيْنِ kābūsayni |
الْكَابُوسَيْنِ al-kābūsayni |
كَابُوسَيْ kābūsay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | كَوَابِيس kawābīs |
الْكَوَابِيس al-kawābīs |
كَوَابِيس kawābīs |
Nominative | كَوَابِيسُ kawābīsu |
الْكَوَابِيسُ al-kawābīsu |
كَوَابِيسُ kawābīsu |
Accusative | كَوَابِيسَ kawābīsa |
الْكَوَابِيسَ al-kawābīsa |
كَوَابِيسَ kawābīsa |
Genitive | كَوَابِيسَ kawābīsa |
الْكَوَابِيسِ al-kawābīsi |
كَوَابِيسِ kawābīsi |
Synonyms
- جَاثُوم (jāṯūm), جُثام (juṯām)
- بَارُوك (bārūk), أَبُو البَارُوك (ʔabū l-bārūk)
- نِئْدَلَاْن (niʔdalān)
Descendants
See also
- حُلْم (ḥulm)
Moroccan Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaːbuːs/
Audio (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.
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “كابوس”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 299
South Levantine Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaː.buːs/, [kæˈbuːs]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
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