ابلة

Gulf Arabic

/əblˤə/

adjective
Definitions
  • female teacher

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ابلا (older sister, elder sister) derived from Proto-Turkic *apa (elder sister, aunt, mother, father).

Origin

Proto-Turkic

*apa

Gloss

elder sister, aunt, mother, father

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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