كنبد

See also: گنبد

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian گنبد (gombad, “dome, cupola, vault”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (gwmbt' /⁠gumbad⁠/, “dome, fire-temple”), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܩܘܒܬܐ (qubbəṯā).

Noun

كنبد • (kümbed) (definite accusative كنبدی (kümbedi), plural كنبدلر (kümbedler))

  1. dome, cupola, any structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere
    Synonyms: طارم (tarem), قبه (kubbe)

Derived terms

  • كنبد آب (kümbed-i ab, “bubble”)
  • كنبد ازرق (kümbed-i ezrak, “sky”)
  • كنبد اضرا (kümbed-i hazra, “sky”)
  • كنبد اعظم (kümbed-i aʼzam, “the ninth heaven”)
  • كنبد اوموزی (kümbed omuzu, “that has dome-shaped shoulders”)
  • كنبد دماغ (kümbed-i dimağ, “palate”)
  • كنبد طاقدیس (kümbed-i takdis, “sky”)
  • كنبد طولابی (kümbed dolabı, “sky”)
  • كنبد كل (kümbed-i gül, “rosebud”)
  • كنبدی (kümbedî, “dome-shaped”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kümbet
  • → Armenian: քիւմպէթ (kʻiwmpētʻ)
  • → Macedonian: ќумбе (ḱumbe)

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