maqluba

English

Alternative forms

• makluba, maklouba, makloubeh, maqloubeh, maglouba

Etymology

From Arabic مَقْلُوبَة (maqlūba, literally “upside down”), from the passive participle of the verb قَلَبَ (qalaba, “to turn, to flip”), named after the way the dish is served; variation in spelling reflects the different varieties of North Levantine Arabic or South Levantine Arabic the term has been borrowed from.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːbə

Noun

maqluba (uncountable)

1. A traditional Levantine dish of meat, rice, and fried vegetables, cooked in a pot which is then flipped upside down prior to serving.

Translations

Levantine dish of meat, rice and vegetables

• Arabic: مَقْلُوبَة f (maqlūba)

  North Levantine Arabic: مقلوبة f (maʔlūbe)

  South Levantine Arabic: مقلوبة f (maʔlūbe)

• Greek: μακλούμπα f (makloúmpa)
• Hebrew: מַקְלוּבָּה f (maklúba)
• Japanese: マクルーバ (makurūba)
• Turkish: maklube

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʔˈluːba/

Participle

maqluba

1. feminine singular of maqlub