қабір

Kazakh

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian قبر (qabr), from Arabic قَبْر (qabr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɑˈbir], [qɑˈbɘɾ]
  • Hyphenation: қа‧бір

Noun

қабір (qabir) (nominative plural қабірлер)

  1. grave, tomb, burial pit
  2. (figuratively) darkness, death

Declension

Usage notes
  • There exist the forms қабыр, қәбір, қәбыр, қабрі etc. but often considered incorrect.

See also

  • қорған (qorğan), құрған (qurğan, burial mound)
  • үңгір (üñgir, cave)
  • өлім (ölim, death)
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