ابلة

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Gulf Arabic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish ابلا (Modern Turkish abla), from Proto-Turkic *apa (mother, elder sister, aunt). Compare Hijazi Arabic أبلة (ʔabla).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

اَبْلة (abḷaf (plural اَبْلات (abḷāt))

  1. a female teacher
    Coordinate term: استاذ (istāḏ)