قربان

العربية

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

قربان^¹

/qur.baːn/
/ɡur.baːn/ Hijazi
[ɡʊr.baːn] Hijazi

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Aramaic קורבנא (qurbānā). Compare Hebrew קָרְבָּן (qorbān).

noun قُرْبَان · qurbān · قَرابِين · الْقُرْبَان

sacrifice to God, gift to God, corban
sacrificial animal, victim
Eucharist, Holy Communion

قربان^²

/qir.baːn/
/qur.baːn/

noun قِرْبَان · قُرْبَان · qirbān · qurbān

noun from verb verbal noun of قَرِبَ (qariba) (form I)

In English

sacrifice human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a
Eid al-Adha Islamic festival
offering that which has been offered; a sacrifice
corban an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"قربان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

قربان. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86

Chicago

"قربان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قربان},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}