ایكنه

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • اكنه (iğne)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *igne (needle); cognate with Azerbaijani iynə, Bashkir энә (enə), Chuvash йӗп (jĕp), Crimean Tatar iyne, Kazakh ине (ine), Kyrgyz ийне (iyne), Turkmen iňňe, Uyghur يىڭنە (yingne) and Uzbek igna.

Noun

ایكنه • (iğne) (definite accusative ایكنه‌یی (iğneyi), plural ایكنه‌لر (iğneler))

  1. needle, a long, thin and sharp implement used in sewing, knitting and embroidery
    Synonyms: ابره (ibre), سوزن (suzen)
  2. pin, a needle without an eye typically used for fastening objects or fabrics together
    Synonyms: ابره (ibre), سوزن (suzen), طوپلی ایكنه (toplu iğne)
  3. thorn, prickle, prick, spicule, any small, sharp and pointed object, similar to a needle
  4. stinger, sting, a pointed portion of an insect, arachnid, or arthropods used for attack
    Synonym: ابره (ibre)
  5. fishhook, angle, fishing hook, a barbed hook, usually made of metal, used for fishing
    Synonyms: بالق ایكنه‌سی (balık iğnesi), زوقه (zoka)
  6. style, gnomon, pointer, any needlelike component of a timepiece or measuring device
  7. (nautical) pintle, a pin or bolt, usually vertical, which is used as part of a pivot or hinge
    Synonym: دومن ایكنه‌سی (dümen iğnesi)

Derived terms

  • الماس ایكنه (elmas iğne, pin ornamented with diamonds)
  • اولته ایكنه‌سی (olta iğnesi, point of a hook)
  • ایكنه آردی (iğne ardı, backstitch)
  • ایكنه آطه (iğne ada, İğneada, a town in Turkey)
  • ایكنه ایپلك (iğne iplik, skin and bones, literally needle and thread)
  • ایكنه دلیكی (iğne deliği, eye of a needle)
  • ایكنه قولاغی (iğne kulağı, eye of a needle)
  • ایكنه كوزی (iğne gözü, eye of a needle)
  • ایكنه یاصدغی (iğne yasdığı, pincushion)
  • ایكنه یوردیسی (iğne yurdusu, eye of a needle)
  • ایكنه‌جك (iğnecik, small needle or pin)
  • ایكنه‌جی (iğneci, maker or seller of needles)
  • ایكنه‌دان (iğnedan, needlecase)
  • ایكنه‌لتمك (iğneletmek, to prick with needles)
  • ایكنه‌لك (iğnelik, needlecase)
  • ایكنه‌لمك (iğnelemek, to fix with a pin or needle)
  • ایكنه‌لنمك (iğnelenmek, to be fixed with a pin or needle)
  • ایكنه‌لو (iğneli, furnished with needles or pins)
  • بالق ایكنه‌سی (balık iğnesi, fishhook)
  • دومن ایكنه‌سی (dümen iğnesi, pintle of a rudder)
  • دیكیش ایكنه‌سی (dikiş iğnesi, sewing needle)
  • شیش ایكنه (şiş iğne, knitting or netting needle)
  • طاماقلو ایكنه (damaklı iğne, fishhook)
  • طوپلی ایكنه (toplu iğne, pin)
  • قره ایكنه (kara iğne, compass needle)
  • پول ایكنه‌سی (pul iğnesi, spangle-needle)
  • یورغان ایكنه‌سی (yorğan iğnesi, large needle for quilts)

Descendants

  • Turkish: iğne
  • Armenian: իյնէ (iynē)
  • Laz: იგნე (igne)

Further reading