الما

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See also: آلما

Kyrgyz[edit]

Noun[edit]

الما (alma)

  1. Arabic spelling of алма (alma).

Ottoman Turkish[edit]

الما

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): [el.ˈmɑ]
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Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Turkish: elma
  • Middle Armenian: Էլմա (Ēlma)

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