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قحبة

قحبة

Arabic

Noun

قَحْبَة (qaḥba) f (plural قِحَاب (qiḥāb))

  1. cougher, a woman who coughs a lot, especially an old one
  2. (vulgar) prostitute (due to the practice of drawing the attention of customers by coughing in pre-Islamic Arabia)
  3. (vulgar) indecent woman

Declension

Descendants

  • Azeri: qəhbə
  • Ottoman Turkish:
    • Turkish: kahpe
    • Armenian: ղախպա (łaxpa)
  • Persian: قحبه (qaḥba)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قَحْبَة (qaḥba); from the root ق ح ب (q-ḥ-b) "to cough".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈgaħ.ba/

Noun

قَحْبة (gaḥba) f (plural قَحْبات ‎(gaḥbāt) or قُحَّاب‎ (guḥḥāb))

  1. prostitute (vulgar)