dabke
/ˈdɑbkɛ/
dabke noun: a folk dance of the Levant.
Noun
dabke (usually uncountable, plural dabkes)
- A folk dance of the Levant.
- My wife is Jordanian and has family who have lived and worked in Dubai and Abu Dhabi for years. During our time in the U.A.E., we ate with them, drank arak, watched them dance the dabke late into the evening.2026 March 16, Richard Florida, “Could This Be the End of Dubai?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Forms of dabke
| plural | dabkes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dabka |
| alternative form | dabkah |
| alternative form | dabkeh |
| alternative form | dabki |
| alternative form | debka |
Origin of dabke
Borrowed from North Levantine Arabic دَبْكة (dabka) and South Levantine Arabic دَبْكة (dabke).
Questions about dabke
- What does dabke mean?
- Dabke means a folk dance of the Levant.
- What part of speech is dabke?
- Dabke is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dabke?
- Dabke is pronounced /ˈdɑbkɛ/.
- What is the plural of dabke?
- The plural of dabke is dabkes.
Words near dabke in the dictionary
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