طولمه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From طولمق (dolmak, “to fill, to become full”). Cognate with Azerbaijani dolma.

Noun

طولمه • (dolma)

  1. verbal noun of طولمق (dolmak): an act of filling
  2. anything used to stuff or fill up
  3. anything stuffed with any material
  4. dolma, a dish of meat, fruit or vegetable, filled with rice, forcemeat, etc.

Adjective

طولمه • (dolma)

  1. that has filled; filled

Descendants

  • Turkish: dolma
  • → Arabic: ضُلْمَة (ḍulma)
  • → Armenian: տոլմա (tolma), դոլմա (dolma)
  • → Georgian: ტოლმა (ṭolma)
    • → Bats: ტოლმ (ṭolm)
  • → Greek: ντολμάς (ntolmás)
  • → Macedonian: долма (dolma)

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