قربه

See also: قربة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قِرْبَة (qirba, waterskin).

Noun

قربه • (kırba) (plural قرب (kırab))

  1. waterskin, a container for water made of tanned skin
    Synonyms: آبكش (abkeş), طولوم (tulum), مطره (matara)
  2. (pathology) rickets, a disorder of infancy causing soft bones
  3. magical incantation for the cure or discovery of any evil

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: kırba
  • Armenian: խըռպա (xəṙpa)

Further reading

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