قحبة

Meaning

  1. cougher, a woman who coughs a lot, especially an old one
  2. (vulgar) whore, harlot (a prostitute or any woman suspect of promiscuity or indecent behaviour)

Pronounced as (IPA)
/qaħ.ba/
Etymology

From the root ق ح ب (q ḥ b) related to coughing. Said to be from the practice of coughing as a signal to potential customers in pre-Islamic Arabia.

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