كوپری

See also: كوبري

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *köpürüg (“bridge”); cognate with Azerbaijani körpü, Bashkir күпер (küper), Chuvash кӗпер (kĕp̬er), Kazakh көпір (köpır), Kyrgyz көпүрө (köpürö), Tatar күпер (küper), Turkmen köpri, Uyghur كۆۋرۈك (köwrük) and Uzbek koʻprik.

Noun

كوپری • (köpri or köprü) (definite accusative كوپری‌یی (köpriyi, köprüyü), plural كوپریلر (köpriler, köprüler))

  1. bridge, a construction that spans a divide, allowing for the passage of people and vehicles
    Synonyms: پل (pül), جسر (cisr), قنطره (kantara)
  2. cleat, a strip of wood or iron fastened onto something in order to give strength or hold position
  3. trigger guard, a loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge

Derived terms

  • آتلامه كوپری (atlama köpri, “pedestrian bridge”)
  • آصمه كوپری (asma köpri, “drawbridge”)
  • اكرتی كوپری (eğreti köpri, “temporary bridge”)
  • اوزون كوپری (uzun köpri, “Uzunköprü, a district in Turkey”)
  • اپولت كوپریسی (epolet köprisi, “shoulder strap of an epaulette”)
  • دری كوپری (deri köpri, “bridge leaning on another one”)
  • دوبه كوپری (duba köpri, “pontoon bridge”)
  • سهپا كوپری (sehpa köpri, “trestle bridge”)
  • سپت كوپری (sepet köpri, “gabion bridge”)
  • صال كوپری (sal köpri, “raft bridge”)
  • طاش كوپریسی (taş köprisi, “stone bridge”)
  • طوقه كوپریسی (toka köprisi, “bridge of a buckle”)
  • طومباز كوپری (tombaz köpri, “raft bridge”)
  • طیار كوپری (tayyar köpri, “flying bridge”)
  • قازیق كوپری (kazık köpri, “piloti bridge”)
  • قالقار كوپری (kalkar köpri, “drawbridge”)
  • كلید كوپریسی (kilid köprisi, “hasp of a lock”)
  • كمان كوپریسی (keman köprisi, “bridge of a violin”)
  • كوپری كوزلری (köpri gözleri, “arches of a bridge”)
  • كوپریجك (köpricik, “collarbone”)
  • كوپریجی (köprici, “toll-taker of a bridge”)
  • كوپریلو (köprili, “bridged”)
  • متحرك كوپری (mutaharrik köpri, “movable bridge”)
  • چاتمه كوپری (çatma köpri, “frame bridge”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: köprü
  • → Armenian: քէօփրիւ (kʻēōpʻriw)
  • → Bulgarian: кюприя (kjuprija) (obsolete)
  • → Egyptian Arabic: كوبري (kobrı)
  • → Greek: κιοπρουλής (kioproulís)
  • → Hijazi Arabic: كبري (kubri)
  • → Ladino: kyupri, kopri
  • → Macedonian: ќуприја (ḱuprija)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: ћу̀прија/ćùprija

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