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corban

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: K AO1 R B AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An alms basket; a vessel to receive gifts of charity; a treasury of the church, where offerings are deposited.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew קָרְבָּן (qɔrbɔn)bor. Ancient Greek κορβᾶν (korbân)lbor. English corban Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κορβᾶν (korbân), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew קָרְבָּן (qɔrbɔn). Found in the Bible at Mark 7.11. Doublet of Qurbana.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: kurban — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Arabic: قُرْبَان (qurbān) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Armenian: կուրբան (kurban) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Azerbaijani: qurban — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Bashkir: ҡорбан (qorban) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Bengali: কুরবান (kurban) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Bulgarian: курба́н (kurbán) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Chechen: гӏурбан (ğurban) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • French: corban — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Georgian: ყურბანი (q̇urbani) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Greek: κουρμπάν (kourmpán) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Ancient Greek: κορβᾶν (korbân) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Hebrew: קורבן \ קָרְבָּן (korbán) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Hindi: क़ुरबान (qurbān) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Indonesian: korban — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Kazakh: құрбан (qūrban) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Northern Kurdish: qurban — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Kyrgyz: курман (kurman) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Macedonian: курбан (kurban) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Malay: korban — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Pashto: قربان (qorbān) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Persian: قربان (qorbân) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Russian: курба́н (kurbán) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Serbo-Croatian: ку̀рба̄н — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Serbo-Croatian: kùrbān — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Tajik: қурбон (qurbon) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Tatar: корбан (qorban) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Turkish: kurban — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Ottoman Turkish: قربان (kurban) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Turkmen: gurban — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Urdu: قربان (qurbān) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Uyghur: قۇربان (qurban) — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice
  • Uzbek: qurbon — an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice