حلقه

See also: حلقة‎ and خلقة‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلْقَة‎ (ḥalqa, “ring, loop”).

Noun

حلقه • (halka) (plural حلق‎ or حالق‎)

  1. ring, hoop, any solid object in the shape of a circle
    Synonyms: اطار‎ (itar), چنبر‎ (çember), خاتم‎ (hatem), یوزوك‎ (yüzük)
  2. link, a circular element of a chain or other connected series
    Synonym: باقلا‎ (bakla)

Derived terms

  • حلقه بند‎ (halka-bend, “who joins rings or links”)
  • حلقه زن‎ (halka-zen, “who knocks the ring of a door”)
  • حلقهجی‎ (halkacı, “maker or seller of rings”)
  • حلقهلتمق‎ (halkalatmak, “to be furnished with rings”)
  • حلقهلنمق‎ (halkalanmak, “to become a ring”)
  • حلقهلو‎ (halkalı, “furnished with rings”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: halka
  • → Armenian: խալխա (xalxa), խալաղա (xalała), հալկա (halka)

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلْقَة‎ (ḥalqa).

Pronunciation

  • (Dari): IPA(key): /halqa/

Noun

Dari حلقه
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҳалқа (halqa)

حلقه • (halqe)

  1. ring
  2. hoop
  3. circle

Derived terms

adjectives
  • حلقه‌ای‎ (halqe-'i, “ring-like, circular”)
  • حلقه‌وار‎ (halqe-vâr, “ring-shaped, orbicular”)
nouns
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