qâpâq

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic قاپاق

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *k(i)amak, *k(i)apak (forehead; front; part; eyelid; eyebrow). Cognate with Azerbaijani qabaq, Turkish kabak, and Khakas хамах (xamax, forehead).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qaːpaːq/

Noun

qâpâq (definite accusative qâpâqı, plural qâpâqlar)

  1. forehead
    Synonyms: hâlın, pêşânı

Declension

Declension of qâpâq
singular plural
nominative qâpâq qâpâqlar
genitive qâpâqııñ qâpâqlarııñ
dative qâpâqqa qâpâqlarqa
definite accusative qâpâqı qâpâqları
locative qâpâqça qâpâqlarça
ablative qâpâqda qâpâqlarda
instrumental qâpâqla qâpâqlarla
equative qâpâqvâra qâpâqlarvâra

References

  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1987) Lexik und Sprachgeographie des Chaladsch [Lexicon and Language Geography of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN
  • Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*K(i)amak / *K(i)apak”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill