القبلتان
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From the dual of قِبْلَة (qibla).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
الْقِبْلَتَانِ • (al-qiblatāni) f du
- (Islam) the Two Qiblas (Mecca and Jerusalem)
- مَسْجِد الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ ― masjid al-qiblatayni ― the Mosque of the Two Qiblas
Declension edit
Declension of noun الْقِبْلَتَان (al-qiblatān)
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Informal | — | الْقِبْلَتَيْن al-qiblatayn |
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| Nominative | — | الْقِبْلَتَانِ al-qiblatāni |
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| Accusative | — | الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ al-qiblatayni |
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| Genitive | — | الْقِبْلَتَيْنِ al-qiblatayni |
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Descendants edit
(via oblique form القِبْلَتَيْنِ (al-qiblatayni)):
- → Azerbaijani: Qibləteyn
- → Ottoman Turkish: قبلتین
- Turkish: Kıbleteyn
- → Persian: قبلتین (qeblateyn)
- → Hindustani:
- Urdu: قبلتین (qiblatain)
- → Hindustani:
- → Uzbek: Qiblatayn
References edit
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “القبلتان”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen, page 818