زنبه

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • زمبه (zımba), زنبا (zımba)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سنبه (sunba, “punch, wimble”), a word deriving from the verb سفتن (suftan, “to bore, drill, penetrate”).

Noun

زنبه • (zımba) (definite accusative زنبه‌یی (zımbayı), plural زنبه‌لر (zımbalar))

  1. punch, puncheon, a device used for creating holes in thin material, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface
  2. stapler, a device which binds together sheets of paper by driving a metal staple through the sheets and folding the ends

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: zımba
  • → Armenian: զըմպա (zəmpa)
  • → Greek: ζουμπάς (zoumpás)

Further reading

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