قحبة

From the root ق ح ب‎ (q-ḥ-b) related to coughing. Said to be from the practice of coughing as a signal to potential customers in pre-Islamic Arabia.

• (Standard Arabic) IPA^(key): /qaħ.ba/

Regional pronunciation:
Sense 2:

• Moroccan: قحبَة [ˈqɑħbæ]
• Tunisian: قحبَة [ˈqɑħbæ]
• Libyan: قحبَة /ɡaħba/
• Syrian: قحبَة /ˈʔaħbe/
• Lebanese: قحبَة [ˈʔɑħbe]

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

1. cougher, a woman who coughs a lot, especially an old one
2. (vulgar) whore, harlot (a prostitute or any woman suspect of promiscuity or indecent behaviour)

   Synonyms: عاهِرة‎ (ʕāhira), فاجِرة‎ (fājira)

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

• Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
• Maltese: qaħba
• Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
• → Adyghe: къэхьыпэ (qɛḥəpɛ)
• → Azerbaijani: qəhbə
• → Kabardian: къэхьыпэ (qɛḥəpɛ)
• → Lishana Deni: קחבא‎ (qaḥba)
• → Ottoman Turkish: قحبه‎
  • Turkish: kahpe
  • → Armenian: ղախպա (ġaxpa)
• → Persian: قحبه‎ (qahbe)
• → Swahili: kahaba

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaħ.ba/

قحبة • (gaḥba) f (plural قحبات‎ (gaḥbāt) or قحاب‎ (guḥḥāb))

1. (vulgar) whore, harlot (a prostitute or any woman suspect of promiscuity or indecent behaviour)

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

• IPA^(key): /qaħ.ba/

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قحبة • (qaḥba) f (plural قحبات‎ (qaḥbāt) or قحاب‎ (qḥāb))

1. (vulgar) whore, harlot (a prostitute or any woman suspect of promiscuity or indecent behaviour)

• → Dutch: kech
• → Norwegian Bokmål: kæbe