قبلتین

See also: قبلتين

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قِبْلَتَيْن (qiblatayn), oblique dual of قِبْلَة (qibla).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qiβ.la.ˈtajn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɪb.lä.t̪ʰǽjn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɪb.lä.t̪ʰǽjn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qɪb.lä.t̪ʰǽjn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qib.lä.t̪ʰǽjn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qeb.læ.ˈt̪ejn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qib.lä.t̪ʰǽjn]

Readings
Classical reading?	qiḇlatayn
Dari reading?	qiblatayn
Iranian reading?	ğeblateyn
Tajik reading?	qiblatayn

Proper noun

Dari	قبلتین
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Қиблатайн

قبلتین • (qeblateyn)

1. (Islam) the Two Qiblas (Mecca and Jerusalem)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Urdu: قبلتین (qiblatain)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قبلتین (qiblatayn), itself from Arabic قِبْلَتَيْن (qiblatayn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qɪb.lə.t̪ɛːn/
• Rhymes: -ɛːn

Proper noun

قِبْلَتَین • (qiblatain) m pl (Hindi spelling क़िब्लतैन)

1. (Islam) the Two Qiblas (Mecca and Jerusalem)

References

• “قبلتین”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “قبلتین”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.