یاپی

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

یاپو (yapu)

Etymology

From یاپمق (yapmak, “to do, make, arrange”). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (yapïġ, “building”), Karakhanid [script needed] (yapuġ, “building”),[1] etc.

Noun

یاپی • (yapı)

building, edifice
Synonym: بنا (bina)
a construction in progress
Synonym: انشا (inşa)
the structure of any composite whole

Derived terms

یاپیجی (yapıcı)
یاپیلی (yapılı)

Related terms

یاپمق (yapmak)

Descendants

Turkish: yapı
→ Greek: γιαπί (giapí)
→ Armenian: յափու (yapʻu)

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “یاپی”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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[1] Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “یاپی”, in Nişanyan Sözlük