قبطان

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic قُبْطان‎ (qubṭān), from Latin capitaneus

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡubˈtˁaːn/
    • IPA(key): [qubˈtˁaːn] (an alternative pronunciation)

Noun

قُبْطان • (gubṭān) m

(plural قَبَاطنة‎ ‎(gabāṭna) or قَبَاطين‎‎(gabāṭīn))
  1. a skipper (captain of a ship)
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