زنبیل

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic زَبِّيل‎ (zabbīl, “frail, basket”).

Noun

زنبیل • (zembil) (plural زنابیل‎)

  1. basket, especially one woven of rushes or palm-leaves
    Synonym: سپت‎ (sepet)

Derived terms

  • زنبیلجك‎ (zembilcik, “small basket”)
  • زنبیلجی‎ (zembilci, “maker or seller of baskets”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: zembil
  • → Armenian: զեմպիլ (zempil)

Further reading

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