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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]
From Turkish dolma,[1] from Ottoman Turkish طولمه (dolma), from طولمق (dolmak, “to get full, be filled”). Thus, the word literally means “stuffed thing”.
Noun[edit]
dolma (plural dolmas or dolmades or dolmathes)
- Any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes. The filling generally consists of rice, minced meat or grains, together with onion, herbs and spices.
Translations[edit]
any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes
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See also[edit]
- sarma
- сэнэтхьапэ (sɛnɛtḥapɛ)
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Azerbaijani[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Morphologically from dol + -ma.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dolma (definite accusative dolmanı, plural dolmalar)
- verbal noun of dolmaq (“to fill”)
- dolma
- lunch
Declension[edit]
Declension of dolma | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | dolma |
dolmalar | ||||||
definite accusative | dolmanı |
dolmaları | ||||||
dative | dolmaya |
dolmalara | ||||||
locative | dolmada |
dolmalarda | ||||||
ablative | dolmadan |
dolmalardan | ||||||
definite genitive | dolmanın |
dolmaların |
Turkish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish طولمه (tolma), equivalent to dol- (“to fill up”) + -ma (“verbal noun suffix”).
Pronunciation 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
dolma (definite accusative dolmayı, plural dolmalar)
- verbal noun of dolmak
- Baraj suyla dolmaya başladı. ― The dam started filling up with water.
- A dish made by filling a poultry bird, ribs of a lamb or vegetables like bell pepper, tomato, eggplant, onion etc. with a rice-based stuffing mix.
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Adjective[edit]
dolma
- That which is made by filling, such as land created by filling a part of a sea or lake.
- dolma arazi ― filled land
Etymology 2[edit]
From dol- (“to fill up”) + -ma (“negative suffix”).
Pronunciation 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
dolma
Further reading[edit]
- dolma in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
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