انبیق

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِنْبِيق (ʔinbīq, “alembic”), itself from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix, “alembic”).

Noun

انبیق • (imbik) (definite accusative انبیغی (imbiği), plural انبیقلر (imbikler))

  1. retort, still, alembic, distiller, a flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation

Derived terms

  • انبیقدن چكمك (imbikden çekmek, “to distil”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: imbik
  • → Armenian: իմպիկ (impik)

Further reading

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