تربه

See also: تربة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تُرْبَة (turba, “dust, soil; burial ground”).

Noun

تربه • (türbe) (definite accusative تربه‌یی (türbeyi), plural تربه‌لر (türbeler))

  1. (Islam) turbeh, a small mausoleum built over the grave of a high-ranking or holy Muslim, especially under the Ottomans

Derived terms

  • تربه‌جی (türbeci, “keeper of a mausoleum”)
  • تربه‌دار (türbedar, “keeper of a mausoleum”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: türbe
  • → Armenian: թիւրպէ (tʻiwrpē)
  • → English: turbeh
  • → Hungarian: türbe
  • → Macedonian: турбе (turbe)

Further reading

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