الما

See also: آلما

Kyrgyz

Noun

الما • (alma)

  1. Arabic spelling of алма (alma).

Ottoman Turkish

الما

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Common Turkic *alma; cognate with Azerbaijani alma, Bashkir алма (alma), Kazakh алма (alma), Kyrgyz алма (alma), Turkmen alma, Uyghur ئالما (alma) and Uzbek olma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [el.ˈmɑ]
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Noun

الما • (elma) (definite accusative المایی (elmayı), plural المالر (elmalar))

  1. apple, a common, round fruit produced by the tree Malus domestica
    Synonyms: تفاح (tuffah), سیب (sib)
  2. (by extension) anything that resembles an apple, such as a globe or ball

Derived terms

  • آجی الما (acı elma, colocynth)
  • الما آغاجی (elma ağacı, apple tree)
  • الما باش (elma baş, pochard)
  • الما شرابی (elma şarabı, apple cider)
  • الماجق (elmacık, iliac crest)
  • الماجی (elmacı, grower or seller of apples)
  • المالق (elmalık, apple orchard)
  • دوه الماسی (deve elması, eryngo)
  • یر الماسی (yer elması, name of various kinds of plants)

Descendants

  • Turkish: elma
  • Middle Armenian: Էլմա (Ēlma)

Further reading

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