قولپ

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • قولب (kulb)

Etymology

From the earlier form قولب (kulb), from Arabic قُلْب (qulb, “bracelet, bangle”), itself from Classical Syriac ܩܘܠܒܐ (qulbā, “bracelet”), perhaps from Akkadian 𒄑𒆪𒌌𒁍 (GIŠqu3-ul-pu /⁠qulpu⁠/, “encasement, bark of wood”).

Noun

قولپ • (kulp) (definite accusative قولپی (kulpu), plural قولپلر (kulplar))

  1. handle, the part of an object, especially a vessel, which is held in the hand when used or moved
    Synonyms: صاپ (sap), طوتاق (tutak)
  2. (figuratively) pretext, pretense, excuse, any false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason

Derived terms

  • بارداق قولپی (bardak kulpu, “handle of a glass”)
  • قزان قولپی (kazan kulpu, “handle of a cauldron”)
  • قولپ طاقمق (kulp takmak, “to stick a handle to a utensil”)
  • قولپسز (kulpsuz, “without a handle”)
  • قولپلو (kulplu, “furnished with a handle”)
  • قولپنی بالمق (kulpunu bulmak, “to find the key”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kulp
  • → Armenian: խուլփ (xulpʻ)
  • → Laz: კულფი (ǩulpi)

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