قبضه

See also: قبضة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic قَبْضَة (qabḍa, “grasp”).

Noun

قبضه • (kabza)

1. hilt, handle

   Synonyms: دسته (deste), طوتام (tutam)

2. a little handful, bunch; pinch

   Synonyms: دمت (demet), دسته (deste), طوتام (tutam), آووج (avuç)

3. grasp of the hand

   Synonyms: صاب (sap), دسته (deste)

4. what has been obtained in a hunt, catch
5. (figurative) possession, grip

Descendants

• Turkish: kabza

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “قبضه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 943b

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَبْضَة (qabḍa, “grasp”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qaβ.ˈza]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qäb.zǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qäb.zǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qäb.zǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qäb.zǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæb.zé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qäb.zǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	qaḇza
Dari reading?	qabza
Iranian reading?	ğabze
Tajik reading?	qabza

Noun

Dari	قبضه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	қабза

قبضه • (qabze)

1. hilt, handle
2. a handful
3. authority, power

Derived terms

• قبضه کردن (qabze kardan)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “قبضه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press