# Kaaba
## English
### Alternative forms

* Ka'ba, Kaʻba (stricter transliterations)
* Ka'aba (nonstandard, proscribed)
* Caaba, Cahaba, Qabah (all archaic)

### Etymology

From Arabic كَعْبَة (kaʕba, “cube”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑːbə/

### Proper noun

the Kaaba
* (Islam) The nearly cubical stone temple in Mecca, the holiest place in Islam and site of the great hajj assembly.

#### Hypernyms

* Masjid al-Haram (mosque including the Kaaba)

#### Translations
### Further reading

* Kaaba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Akaba, abaka, abaká

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Kaaba
* (Islam) Kaaba

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Arabic كَعْبَة (kaʕba).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑːbɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝ːbɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑːbɑ
* Hyphenation: Kaa‧ba

### Proper noun

Kaaba
* (Islam) Kaaba

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Kaaba (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kaabani
accusative
nom.
Kaabani
gen.
Kaabani
genitive
Kaabani
partitive
Kaabaani
inessive
Kaabassani
elative
Kaabastani
illative
Kaabaani
adessive
Kaaballani
ablative
Kaabaltani
allative
Kaaballeni
essive
Kaabanani
translative
Kaabakseni
abessive
Kaabattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kaabasi
accusative
nom.
Kaabasi
gen.
Kaabasi
genitive
Kaabasi
partitive
Kaabaasi
inessive
Kaabassasi
elative
Kaabastasi
illative
Kaabaasi
adessive
Kaaballasi
ablative
Kaabaltasi
allative
Kaaballesi
essive
Kaabanasi
translative
Kaabaksesi
abessive
Kaabattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kaabamme
accusative
nom.
Kaabamme
gen.
Kaabamme
genitive
Kaabamme
partitive
Kaabaamme
inessive
Kaabassamme
elative
Kaabastamme
illative
Kaabaamme
adessive
Kaaballamme
ablative
Kaabaltamme
allative
Kaaballemme
essive
Kaabanamme
translative
Kaabaksemme
abessive
Kaabattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kaabanne
accusative
nom.
Kaabanne
gen.
Kaabanne
genitive
Kaabanne
partitive
Kaabaanne
inessive
Kaabassanne
elative
Kaabastanne
illative
Kaabaanne
adessive
Kaaballanne
ablative
Kaabaltanne
allative
Kaaballenne
essive
Kaabananne
translative
Kaabaksenne
abessive
Kaabattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kaabansa
accusative
nom.
Kaabansa
gen.
Kaabansa
genitive
Kaabansa
partitive
Kaabaansa
inessive
Kaabassaan Kaabassansa
elative
Kaabastaan Kaabastansa
illative
Kaabaansa
adessive
Kaaballaan Kaaballansa
ablative
Kaabaltaan Kaabaltansa
allative
Kaaballeen Kaaballensa
essive
Kaabanaan Kaabanansa
translative
Kaabakseen Kaabaksensa
abessive
Kaabattaan Kaabattansa
instructive
comitative

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَعْبَة (kaʕba).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkaʔabaː/
* Hyphenation: Ka‧a‧ba
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Kaaba f (genitive Kaaba, no plural)
* Kaaba (cubical stone building in Mecca)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Kaaba” in Duden online
* “Kaaba” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* Caaba

### Proper noun

Kaaba f
* Kaaba (cubical stone building in Mecca)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈaba/ [kaˈa.β̞a]
* Rhymes: -aba
* Syllabification: Ka‧a‧ba

### Proper noun

Kaaba f
* Kaaba (cubical stone building in Mecca)

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* Caaba
* Kaba, Ka'ba

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic كَعْبَة (kaʕba, “cube”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈkaba/ [ˈkaː.bɐ], (Spanish influence) /kaˈaba/ [kɐˈaː.bɐ]
* Rhymes: -aba
* Syllabification: Kaa‧ba, Ka‧a‧ba

### Proper noun

Kaaba (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊ) (Islam)
* Kaaba (cubical stone temple in Mecca)

#### See also

* kubo
* Maka

### Further reading

* “Kaaba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* abaka