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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