قبيح

See also: قبیح

Arabic

Root
ق ب ح (q-b-ḥ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qa.biːħ/

Adjective

قَبِيح • (qabīḥ) (feminine قَبِيحَة (qabīḥa), common plural قِبَاح (qibāḥ), masculine plural قَبِيحُون (qabīḥūn) or قَبَاحَى (qabāḥā) or قَبْحَى (qabḥā), feminine plural قَبِيحَات (qabīḥāt) or قَبَائِح (qabāʔiḥ), elative أَقْبَح (ʔaqbaḥ))

1. ugly
2. vile, bad, abominable

Declension

Declension of adjective قَبِيح (qabīḥ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	قَبِيح qabīḥ	الْقَبِيح al-qabīḥ	قَبِيحَة qabīḥa	الْقَبِيحَة al-qabīḥa
Nominative	قَبِيحٌ qabīḥun	الْقَبِيحُ al-qabīḥu	قَبِيحَةٌ qabīḥatun	الْقَبِيحَةُ al-qabīḥatu
Accusative	قَبِيحًا qabīḥan	الْقَبِيحَ al-qabīḥa	قَبِيحَةً qabīḥatan	الْقَبِيحَةَ al-qabīḥata
Genitive	قَبِيحٍ qabīḥin	الْقَبِيحِ al-qabīḥi	قَبِيحَةٍ qabīḥatin	الْقَبِيحَةِ al-qabīḥati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	قَبِيحَيْن qabīḥayn	الْقَبِيحَيْن al-qabīḥayn	قَبِيحَتَيْن qabīḥatayn	الْقَبِيحَتَيْن al-qabīḥatayn
Nominative	قَبِيحَانِ qabīḥāni	الْقَبِيحَانِ al-qabīḥāni	قَبِيحَتَانِ qabīḥatāni	الْقَبِيحَتَانِ al-qabīḥatāni
Accusative	قَبِيحَيْنِ qabīḥayni	الْقَبِيحَيْنِ al-qabīḥayni	قَبِيحَتَيْنِ qabīḥatayni	الْقَبِيحَتَيْنِ al-qabīḥatayni
Genitive	قَبِيحَيْنِ qabīḥayni	الْقَبِيحَيْنِ al-qabīḥayni	قَبِيحَتَيْنِ qabīḥatayni	الْقَبِيحَتَيْنِ al-qabīḥatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; broken plural invariable‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	قَبِيحِين‎; قَبَاحَى‎; قَبْحَى‎; قِبَاح qabīḥīn‎; qabāḥā‎; qabḥā‎; qibāḥ	الْقَبِيحِين‎; الْقَبَاحَى‎; الْقَبْحَى‎; الْقِبَاح al-qabīḥīn‎; al-qabāḥā‎; al-qabḥā‎; al-qibāḥ	قَبِيحَات‎; قَبَائِح‎; قِبَاح qabīḥāt‎; qabāʔiḥ‎; qibāḥ	الْقَبِيحَات‎; الْقَبَائِح‎; الْقِبَاح al-qabīḥāt‎; al-qabāʔiḥ‎; al-qibāḥ
Nominative	قَبِيحُونَ‎; قَبَاحَى‎; قَبْحَى‎; قِبَاحٌ qabīḥūna‎; qabāḥā‎; qabḥā‎; qibāḥun	الْقَبِيحُونَ‎; الْقَبَاحَى‎; الْقَبْحَى‎; الْقِبَاحُ al-qabīḥūna‎; al-qabāḥā‎; al-qabḥā‎; al-qibāḥu	قَبِيحَاتٌ‎; قَبَائِحُ‎; قِبَاحٌ qabīḥātun‎; qabāʔiḥu‎; qibāḥun	الْقَبِيحَاتُ‎; الْقَبَائِحُ‎; الْقِبَاحُ al-qabīḥātu‎; al-qabāʔiḥu‎; al-qibāḥu
Accusative	قَبِيحِينَ‎; قَبَاحَى‎; قَبْحَى‎; قِبَاحًا qabīḥīna‎; qabāḥā‎; qabḥā‎; qibāḥan	الْقَبِيحِينَ‎; الْقَبَاحَى‎; الْقَبْحَى‎; الْقِبَاحَ al-qabīḥīna‎; al-qabāḥā‎; al-qabḥā‎; al-qibāḥa	قَبِيحَاتٍ‎; قَبَائِحَ‎; قِبَاحًا qabīḥātin‎; qabāʔiḥa‎; qibāḥan	الْقَبِيحَاتِ‎; الْقَبَائِحَ‎; الْقِبَاحَ al-qabīḥāti‎; al-qabāʔiḥa‎; al-qibāḥa
Genitive	قَبِيحِينَ‎; قَبَاحَى‎; قَبْحَى‎; قِبَاحٍ qabīḥīna‎; qabāḥā‎; qabḥā‎; qibāḥin	الْقَبِيحِينَ‎; الْقَبَاحَى‎; الْقَبْحَى‎; الْقِبَاحِ al-qabīḥīna‎; al-qabāḥā‎; al-qabḥā‎; al-qibāḥi	قَبِيحَاتٍ‎; قَبَائِحَ‎; قِبَاحٍ qabīḥātin‎; qabāʔiḥa‎; qibāḥin	الْقَبِيحَاتِ‎; الْقَبَائِحِ‎; الْقِبَاحِ al-qabīḥāti‎; al-qabāʔiḥi‎; al-qibāḥi

Descendants

• Moroccan Arabic: قبيح (qbīḥ)
• → Azerbaijani: qəbih
• → Persian: قبیح (qabih)
• → Ottoman Turkish: قبیح (kabîh)
• → Uyghur: قەبىھ (qebih)
• → Uzbek: qabih

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قبيح”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ق ب ح
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قَبِيح (qabīḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qbiːħ/

Adjective

قبيح • (qbīḥ) (feminine قبيحة (qbīḥa), common plural قباح (qbāḥ), masculine plural قبيحين (qbīḥīn), feminine plural قبيحات (qbīḥāt), elative أقبح (ʔaqbaḥ) or قبح (qbaḥ))

1. ugly

   Synonym: خايب (ḵāyib)

   Antonym: زوين (zwīn)

   هاد الدار قبيحة ― hād ed-dār qbīḥa ― this house is ugly

2. infamous
3. abominable