"cubba" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Sicilian]

IPA: /ˈkub.ba/, [ˈku.bːa]
Rhymes: -ubba Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from Arabic قُبَّة (qubba, “small tower”), from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא / Classical Syriac ܩܘܼܒ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ (qubbəṯā). Compare also, for more, Classical Syriac ܓܘܒܐ (gubbā) and its cognates (cf. gebbia). Etymology templates: {{unc|scn}} Uncertain, {{uder|scn|ar|قُبَّة||small tower}} Arabic قُبَّة (qubba, “small tower”), {{der|scn|arc|קוּבְּתָא}} Aramaic קוּבְּתָא, {{der|scn|syc|ܩܘܼܒ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ|tr=qubbəṯā}} Classical Syriac ܩܘܼܒ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ (qubbəṯā) Head templates: {{scn-noun|cubb|f|a|i}} {{head|scn|noun|head=cubba|g=f|g2= |plural}
  1. (buildings) a Sicilian vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for storage and/or as a strategic observation point. Derived forms: cuntrata Cubba, turri Cubba Related terms: coppa, coppu, corpu, cubbaita, cuppinu, curpa, còppula, cùpula
    Sense id: en-cubba-scn-noun-2YXcCBe~ Categories (other): Sicilian undefined derivations
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      "word": "cuba"
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      "lang_code": "it",
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      "lang_code": "it",
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      "word": "Cuba"
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  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Possibly from Arabic قُبَّة (qubba, “small tower”), from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא / Classical Syriac ܩܘܼܒ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ (qubbəṯā). Compare also, for more, Classical Syriac ܓܘܒܐ (gubbā) and its cognates (cf. gebbia).",
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        "(buildings) a Sicilian vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for storage and/or as a strategic observation point."
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        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "cuppinu"
        },
        {
          "word": "curpa"
        },
        {
          "word": "còppula"
        },
        {
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        }
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈku.bːa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ubba"
    }
  ],
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}
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    },
    {
      "word": "turri Cubba"
    }
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      "lang_code": "it",
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      "word": "cubba"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "coppa"
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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "corpu"
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      "word": "cubbaita"
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    },
    {
      "word": "curpa"
    },
    {
      "word": "còppula"
    },
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    }
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        "Sicilian terms derived from Aramaic",
        "Sicilian terms derived from Classical Syriac",
        "Sicilian terms with unknown etymologies",
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        "a Sicilian vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for storage and/or as a strategic observation point."
      ],
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        [
          "storage",
          "storage"
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        [
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        "(buildings) a Sicilian vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for storage and/or as a strategic observation point."
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  ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈku.bːa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ubba"
    }
  ],
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}

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