ابلة

See also: أبله‎, أبلة‎, اتله‎, ابله‎, and ابلہ‎

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

أبلة‎ ((ʔ)abḷa)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Kuwait) IPA^(key): /əblˤə/

Noun

اَبْلة • (abḷa) f (plural اَبْلات‎ (abḷāt))

a female teacher
Coordinate term: استاذ‎ (istāḏ)

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