قبيلة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق ب ل‎ (q-b-l); compare قَبِلَ‎ (qabila, “to receive hospitably”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qa.biː.la/

Noun

قَبِيلَة • (qabīla) f (plural قَبَائِل‎ (qabāʾil))

tribe
Synonym: عَشِيرَة‎ (ʿašīra)

Declension

Declension of noun قَبِيلَة (qabīla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَبِيلَة qabīla	الْقَبِيلَة‎ al-qabīla	قَبِيلَة qabīlat
Nominative	قَبِيلَةٌ qabīlatun	الْقَبِيلَةُ‎ al-qabīlatu	قَبِيلَةُ qabīlatu
Accusative	قَبِيلَةً qabīlatan	الْقَبِيلَةَ‎ al-qabīlata	قَبِيلَةَ qabīlata
Genitive	قَبِيلَةٍ qabīlatin	الْقَبِيلَةِ‎ al-qabīlati	قَبِيلَةِ qabīlati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَبِيلَتَيْن‎ qabīlatayn	الْقَبِيلَتَيْن‎ al-qabīlatayn	قَبِيلَتَيْ‎ qabīlatay
Nominative	قَبِيلَتَانِ‎ qabīlatāni	الْقَبِيلَتَانِ‎ al-qabīlatāni	قَبِيلَتَا‎ qabīlatā
Accusative	قَبِيلَتَيْنِ‎ qabīlatayni	الْقَبِيلَتَيْنِ‎ al-qabīlatayni	قَبِيلَتَيْ‎ qabīlatay
Genitive	قَبِيلَتَيْنِ‎ qabīlatayni	الْقَبِيلَتَيْنِ‎ al-qabīlatayni	قَبِيلَتَيْ‎ qabīlatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَبَائِل‎ qabāʾil	الْقَبَائِل‎ al-qabāʾil	قَبَائِل‎ qabāʾil
Nominative	قَبَائِلُ‎ qabāʾilu	الْقَبَائِلُ‎ al-qabāʾilu	قَبَائِلُ‎ qabāʾilu
Accusative	قَبَائِلَ‎ qabāʾila	الْقَبَائِلَ‎ al-qabāʾila	قَبَائِلَ‎ qabāʾila
Genitive	قَبَائِلَ‎ qabāʾila	الْقَبَائِلِ‎ al-qabāʾili	قَبَائِلِ‎ qabāʾili

Related terms

قَبَلِيّ‎ (qabaliyy)

Descendants

Bashkir: ҡәбилә (qäbilä, “tribe”)
→ Kabyle: leqbilt
→ Ottoman Turkish: [script needed] (kabile)
- Turkish: kabile
- → Serbo-Croatian: kabìla/кабѝла
→ Swahili: kabila
→ Tajik: қабила (qabila)

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