قحبة
Meaning
- cougher, a woman who coughs a lot, especially an old one
- (vulgar) whore, harlot (a prostitute or any woman suspect of promiscuity or indecent behaviour)
Translations
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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