Kaaba

See also: kʼaabaʼ

English

The Kaaba

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic كَعْبَة (kaʕba, “cube”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑːbə/

Proper noun

the Kaaba

  1. The nearly cubical stone temple in Mecca, the holiest place in Islam and site of the great hajj assembly

Hypernyms

Translations

Further reading

Anagrams

Estonian

Proper noun

Kaaba

  1. (Islam) Kaaba

Finnish

Etymology

From Arabic كَعْبَة (kaʕba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑːbɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝ːbɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːbɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Kaa‧ba

Proper noun

Kaaba

  1. (Islam) Kaaba

Declension

Inflection of Kaaba (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Kaaba —
genitive Kaaban —
partitive Kaabaa —
illative Kaabaan —
singular plural
nominative Kaaba —
accusative nom. Kaaba —
gen. Kaaban
genitive Kaaban —
partitive Kaabaa —
inessive Kaabassa —
elative Kaabasta —
illative Kaabaan —
adessive Kaaballa —
ablative Kaabalta —
allative Kaaballe —
essive Kaabana —
translative Kaabaksi —
abessive Kaabatta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Kaaba (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kaabani —
accusative nom. Kaabani —
gen. Kaabani
genitive Kaabani —
partitive Kaabaani —
inessive Kaabassani —
elative Kaabastani —
illative Kaabaani —
adessive Kaaballani —
ablative Kaabaltani —
allative Kaaballeni —
essive Kaabanani —
translative Kaabakseni —
abessive Kaabattani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kaabasi —
accusative nom. Kaabasi —
gen. Kaabasi
genitive Kaabasi —
partitive Kaabaasi —
inessive Kaabassasi —
elative Kaabastasi —
illative Kaabaasi —
adessive Kaaballasi —
ablative Kaabaltasi —
allative Kaaballesi —
essive Kaabanasi —
translative Kaabaksesi —
abessive Kaabattasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kaabamme —
accusative nom. Kaabamme —
gen. Kaabamme
genitive Kaabamme —
partitive Kaabaamme —
inessive Kaabassamme —
elative Kaabastamme —
illative Kaabaamme —
adessive Kaaballamme —
ablative Kaabaltamme —
allative Kaaballemme —
essive Kaabanamme —
translative Kaabaksemme —
abessive Kaabattamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kaabanne —
accusative nom. Kaabanne —
gen. Kaabanne
genitive Kaabanne —
partitive Kaabaanne —
inessive Kaabassanne —
elative Kaabastanne —
illative Kaabaanne —
adessive Kaaballanne —
ablative Kaabaltanne —
allative Kaaballenne —
essive Kaabananne —
translative Kaabaksenne —
abessive Kaabattanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Kaabansa —
accusative nom. Kaabansa —
gen. Kaabansa
genitive Kaabansa —
partitive Kaabaansa —
inessive Kaabassaan
Kaabassansa
—
elative Kaabastaan
Kaabastansa
—
illative Kaabaansa —
adessive Kaaballaan
Kaaballansa
—
ablative Kaabaltaan
Kaabaltansa
—
allative Kaaballeen
Kaaballensa
—
essive Kaabanaan
Kaabanansa
—
translative Kaabakseen
Kaabaksensa
—
abessive Kaabattaan
Kaabattansa
—
instructive — —
comitative — —

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَعْبَة (kaʕba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʔabaː/
  • Hyphenation: Ka‧a‧ba
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Noun

Kaaba f (genitive Kaaba, no plural)

  1. Kaaba (cubical stone building in Mecca)

Declension

Further reading

  • “Kaaba” in Duden online
  • “Kaaba” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Kaaba f

  1. Kaaba (cubical stone building in Mecca)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈaba/ [kaˈa.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -aba
  • Syllabification: Ka‧a‧ba

Proper noun

Kaaba f

  1. Kaaba (cubical stone building in Mecca)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَعْبَة (kaʕba, “cube”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkaba/ [ˈka.bɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aba
  • Syllabification: Kaa‧ba

Proper noun

Kaaba (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊ) (Islam)

  1. Kaaba (cubical stone temple in Mecca)

See also

Further reading

  • “Kaaba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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