क़ब्र (qabr)

noun A single-sense noun meaning 'grave' or 'tomb' -- a word borrowed from Arabic/Persian, and heard often in the context of Muslim burial practice.
Sense 1 : grave, tomb
noun, feminine
Synonyms: मक़बरा (maqabraa, usually a larger tomb/mausoleum), समाधि (samaadhi, used for a memorial grave, often of a notable figure)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll see क़ब्रिस्तान (qabristaan, 'graveyard') as the related place-word -- the -इस्तान (istaan) suffix means 'place of,' the same pattern as in हिंदुस्तान (hindustaan). This word belongs to everyday vocabulary around death and mourning in Muslim communities, and you'll hear it in news reports, religious contexts, and idiomatic expressions about death and the afterlife.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes drop the nuqta and write/say कब्र (kabr) -- this is heard and understood, but क़ब्र (qabr) with the nuqta is the standard spelling reflecting the Arabic-origin sound. 2) Don't confuse with मक़बरा (maqabraa): a क़ब्र (qabr) is the actual burial plot/grave itself, while मक़बरा (maqabraa) is the built structure or mausoleum over one or more graves, like the Taj Mahal.
Sample Sentences:
उसकी क़ब्र गाँव के पुराने क़ब्रिस्तान में है। His grave is in the old graveyard in the village.
(uskii qabr gaanv ke puraane qabristaan men hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उन्होंने अपने पिता की क़ब्र पर फूल चढ़ाए। They laid flowers on their father's grave.
(unhonne apne pitaa kii qabr par phool chadhaae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
हर जुमे को वह अपनी माँ की क़ब्र पर जाता है। Every Friday he goes to his mother's grave.
(har jume ko vah apnii maan kii qabr par jaataa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मज़दूर क़ब्र खोद रहे थे जब बारिश शुरू हो गई। The workers were digging the grave when the rain started.
(mazdoor qabr khod rahe the jab baarish shuroo ho gaii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
शहीदों की क़ब्रें फूलों से सजाई गई थीं। The martyrs' graves had been decorated with flowers.
(shahiidon kii qabren phoolon se sajaaii gaii thiin।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
अगर मैं ग़लत निकला, तो मुझे मेरी क़ब्र में भी चैन नहीं मिलेगा। If I turn out to be wrong, I won't find peace even in my grave.
(agar main ghalat niklaa, to mujhe merii qabr men bhii chain nahiin milegaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
काश वह अपनी क़ब्र से यह सब देख पाता। If only he could see all this from his grave.
(kaash vah apnii qabr se yah sab dekh paataa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कृपया क़ब्र के पास शांति बनाए रखें। Please maintain silence near the grave.
(kripyaa qabr ke paas shaanti banaae rakhen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
इमाम साहब ने दुआ की कि उसकी क़ब्र में नूर हो। The imam prayed that there be light in his grave.
(imaam saahab ne duaa kii ki uskii qabr men noor ho।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पत्रकार ने बताया कि शहर के क़ब्रिस्तान में सैकड़ों क़ब्रें बनाई जा रही हैं। The journalist reported that hundreds of graves are being made in the city's graveyard.
(patrkaar ne bataayaa ki shahar ke qabristaan men saikdon qabren banaaii jaa rahii hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): क़ब्र (qabr)
(sg.f.oblique): क़ब्र (qabr)
(pl.f.direct): क़ब्रें (qabren)
(pl.f.oblique): क़ब्रों (qabron)