كهرباء

Arabic

Etymology
كهرباء

From Persian کهربا‎ (kahrobâ, “amber”), from Middle Persian khlpʾd (kah-rubāy).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kah.ra.baːʔ/
  • IPA(key): /kah.ru.baːʔ/

Noun

كَهْرَبَاء or كَهْرُبَاء • (kahrabāʾ or kahrubāʾ) f

  1. (obsolete) amber
  2. electricity

Declension
Declension of noun كَهْرَبَاء (kahrabāʾ)‎; كَهْرُبَاء (kahrubāʾ)
Singular basic singular diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal كَهْرَبَاء‎; كَهْرُبَاء
kahrabāʾ‎; kahrubāʾ		 الْكَهْرَبَاء‎‎; الْكَهْرُبَاء‎
al-kahrabāʾ‎; al-kahrubāʾ		 كَهْرَبَاء‎; كَهْرُبَاء
kahrabāʾ‎; kahrubāʾ
Nominative كَهْرَبَاءُ‎; كَهْرُبَاءُ
kahrabāʾu‎; kahrubāʾu		 الْكَهْرَبَاءُ‎‎; الْكَهْرُبَاءُ‎
al-kahrabāʾu‎; al-kahrubāʾu		 كَهْرَبَاءُ‎; كَهْرُبَاءُ
kahrabāʾu‎; kahrubāʾu
Accusative كَهْرَبَاءَ‎; كَهْرُبَاءَ
kahrabāʾa‎; kahrubāʾa		 الْكَهْرَبَاءَ‎‎; الْكَهْرُبَاءَ‎
al-kahrabāʾa‎; al-kahrubāʾa		 كَهْرَبَاءَ‎; كَهْرُبَاءَ
kahrabāʾa‎; kahrubāʾa
Genitive كَهْرَبَاءَ‎; كَهْرُبَاءَ
kahrabāʾa‎; kahrubāʾa		 الْكَهْرَبَاءِ‎‎; الْكَهْرُبَاءِ‎
al-kahrabāʾi‎; al-kahrubāʾi		 كَهْرَبَاءِ‎; كَهْرُبَاءِ
kahrabāʾi‎; kahrubāʾi

Synonyms
  • كَهْرَبِيَّة‎ (kahrabiyya)
  • كَهْرَبائِيَّة‎ (kahrabāʾiyya)

Derived terms

References
  • Jacob, Georg (1886) Der Bernstein bei den Arabern des Mittelalters‎, Berlin: Carl Fraenkel
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “كهرباء”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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