یاپی

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • یاپو (yapu)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yapïġ (“building”), a development of *yap- (“to make, create, arrange”). Cognate with Azerbaijani yapı, Karakhanid [script needed] (yapuġ, “building”) and Old Turkic [script needed] (yapïġ, “building”).

Noun

یاپی • (yapı) (definite accusative یاپی‌یی (yapıyı), plural یاپیلر (yapılar))

  1. building, edifice
    Synonyms: بنا (bina), عمارت (ʼimaret)
  2. construction, structure, formation
    Synonym: بنا (bina)
  3. (by extension) constitution (a person's physical makeup)

Derived terms

  • یاپی طاشی (yapı taşı, “building block”)
  • یاپی محلی (yapı mahalli, “construction site”)
  • یاپیجی (yapıcı, “builder”)
  • یاپیلو (yapılı, “built, constructed”)
  • یاپمق (yapmak, “to make, arrange”)
  • یاپوق (yapuk, “beauty spot; saddle cover”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: yapı
  • → Armenian: յափու (yapʻu)
  • → Greek: γιαπί (giapí)

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