ابره

See also: إبرة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَة (ʔibra, “needle”).

Noun

ابره • (ibre)

1. needle, a long, thin and sharp implement used in sewing and knitting

   Synonyms: ایكنه (iğne), سوزن (suzen)

2. pin, a needle without an eye used for fastening

   Synonym: ایكنه (iğne)

3. bodkin, a sharp-pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather
4. stinger, a pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack

   Synonym: ایكنه (iğne)

5. (colloquial) penis, the male reproductive organ used for sexual intercourse

   Synonym: قامش (kamış)

6. (botany) style, the stalk that connects the stigma to the ovary
7. olecranon, the bony process forming the point of the elbow
8. calcaneus, the large bone making up the heel of the human foot
9. (figuratively) the sting of calumny, slander or malicious misrepresentation
10. 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^[1], 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^[2], Vienna, column 16
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ibre”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ابره”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 11

Etymology 2

Probably from the same source as Arabic حُبَارَى (ḥubārā) (or from that word).

Noun

ابره • (übere)

1. 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^[4], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 12