وبا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic وَبَاء (wabāʔ).

Noun

وبا • (veba) (plural اوبا)

  1. plague (disease caused by Yersinia pestis)
  2. plague (widespread outbreak of disease)

Descendants

  • Turkish: veba

References

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَبَاء (wabāʔ).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [wä.bɑ́ː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [wä.bɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [wä.bɔ́ː]

Readings
Classical reading? waḇā
Dari reading? wabā
Iranian reading? vabâ
Tajik reading? vabo

Noun

وبا • (vabâ)

  1. cholera
    همه‌گیری وباhame-giri-ye vabâcholera epidemic
    واکسن وباvâksen-e vabâcholera vaccine
  2. (obsolete) the plague
    Synonym: طاعون (tâ'un)
  3. (obsolete) epidemic, plague (in general)
    Synonym: همه‌گیری (hamegiri)
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