نقبة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ق ب (n-q-b).

Noun

نُقْبَة (nuqba) f (plural نُقَب (nuqab))

  1. a kind of garment for the legs without legs, kilt

Declension

Noun

نِقْبَة (niqba) f

  1. mode of covering the face

Declension

Noun

نَقْبَة or نُقْبَة (naqba or nuqba) f (plural نَقْبَات (naqbāt) or نُقْبَات (nuqbāt) or نِقَاب (niqāb) or نُقُب (nuqub))

  1. breach, fissure, aperture, small نَقْب (naqb) (also (figuratively))
    • 2018 July 6, “رئيس الجمهورية يزور مدينة “عرتا” الجيبوتية [The President of the Republic visits the town of ʿartā of Djibouti]”, in وكالة الأنباء الوطنية الصومالية (Somali National News Agency):
      لمدينة عرتا لها ذاكرة في قلوب الصوماليين، حيث إحتضنت نقبة كبيرة من المجتمع الصومالي، وأنها أصبحت رمزا للكرم والسخاء.
      li-madīnati ʿartā la-hā ḏākiratun fī qulūbi ṣ-ṣūmāliyyīna, ḥayṯu ḥtaḍanat naqbatan kabīratan mina l-mujtamaʿi ṣ-ṣūmāliyyi, wa-ʾanna-hā ʾaṣbaḥat ramzan li-l-karami wa-s-saḵāʾi.
      The town of ʿartā is of avid memory with the Somalis in that it embraced a large swathe of Somali society and became a symbol of openhandedness and generosity.

Declension

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