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Etymology

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Named after the city of Thebes in Upper Egypt, from Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai). Doublet of Tebo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [teˈbaa]
  • Rhymes: -aa
  • Hyphenation: te‧ba‧a

Adjective

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tebaa (accusative singular tebaan, plural tebaaj, accusative plural tebaajn)

  1. Thebaic (of or relating to opium)

Derived terms

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish تبعه (teba'a), from Arabic تَبَعَة (tabaʕa), plural of تَابِع (tābiʕ).

Noun

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tebaa (definite accusative tebaayı, plural tebaalar)

  1. subject; subjects (person or people ruled over)

References

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  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “تبعه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 488
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN