ابره
See also: إبرة
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَة (ʔibra, “needle”).
Noun
ابره • (ibre)
- needle, a long, thin and sharp implement used in sewing and knitting
- Synonyms: ایكنه (iğne), سوزن (suzen)
- pin, a needle without an eye used for fastening
- Synonym: ایكنه (iğne)
- bodkin, a sharp-pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather
- stinger, a pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack
- Synonym: ایكنه (iğne)
- (colloquial) penis, the male reproductive organ used for sexual intercourse
- Synonym: قامش (kamış)
- (botany) style, the stalk that connects the stigma to the ovary
- olecranon, the bony process forming the point of the elbow
- calcaneus, the large bone making up the heel of the human foot
- (figuratively) the sting of calumny, slander or malicious misrepresentation
- the magnetic needle of a compass or other instrument
Derived terms
- ابری (ibrî, “styloid”)
Descendants
- Turkish: ibre
Further reading
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- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “ibre”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2074
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “ابره”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 46
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687), “Acus”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum, Vienna, column 16
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “ibre”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “ابره”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 11
Etymology 2
Probably from the same source as Arabic حُبَارَى (ḥubārā) (or from that word).
Noun
ابره • (übere)
- great bustard; Otis tarda
- Synonyms: (Arabic) حباری, (Persian) هوبره (hubere), توغدری, طوی (toy)
Further reading
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- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “ابره”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 12