Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Aramaic קורבנא or Classical Syriac ܩܘܽܪܒܳܢܳܐ (qurbānā). Compare Hebrew קָרְבָּן (qorbān).

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Noun

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قُرْبَان (qurbānm (plural قَرابِين (qarābīn))

  1. sacrifice to God, gift to God, corban
  2. sacrificial animal, victim
  3. (Christianity) Eucharist, Holy Communion
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /qir.baːn/, /qur.baːn/

Noun

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قِرْبَان or قُرْبَان (qirbān or qurbānm

  1. verbal noun of قَرِبَ (qariba) (form I)
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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian قربان (qurbān), from Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān).

Noun

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قربان (kurban) (plural قرابین)

  1. sacrifice, offering (to God), sacrifical animal
    قربان ایتمكkurban etmekto sacrifice
    قربان اولمقkurban olmakto sacrifice oneself

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Persian

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Dari قربان
Iranian Persian
Tajik қурбон

Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān)

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Readings
Classical reading? qurbān
Dari reading? qurbān
Iranian reading? ğorbân
Tajik reading? qurbon

Noun

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قربان (qorbân)

  1. an oblation
  2. a sacrifice

Adjective

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قربان (qorbân)

  1. (poetic) to be madly in love

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