ابلا

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *apa (“mother, elder sister, aunt”).

Noun

ابلا • (abla)

  1. sister
  2. older sister
  3. (informal) woman
  4. (informal) wife

Descendants

  • Turkish: abla, aba
  • → Armenian: աբլա (abla), ապլա (apla)
  • → Greek: αμπλά (amplá)
  • → Gulf Arabic: ابلة (abḷa)
  • → Hijazi Arabic: أبلة (ʔabla)

References

  • Budagov, Lazarʹ (1869) Сравнительный словарь турецко-татарских наречий [Comparative Dictionary of Turko-Tatar Dialects] (in Russian), volume I, Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 5
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