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

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 

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

References
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