كبزه

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Ottoman Turkish

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كبزه‌لر

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *(k)Ebŕe (shoulder blade; augury).[1]

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Noun

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كبزه (kebze) (definite accusative كبزه‌یی (kebzeyi), plural كبزه‌لر (kebzeler))

  1. shoulder blade, scapula, omoplate, either of the large flat bones at the back of the shoulder
    Synonym: كورك كمیكی (kürek kemiği)
  2. augury, soothsaying, divination, especially if based on the inspection of shoulder blades
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Turkish: kebze

References

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*(k)Ebŕe”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

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Etymology 2

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Gebze district

From earlier ككبوزه (geğbüze, gekbüze), vulgarized form of Byzantine Greek τὰ Κίβυζα (tà Kíbuza), perhaps a corruption of the original Ancient Greek name Λῐ́βῠσσᾰ (Líbussa). This city was celebrated in antiquity as the place containing the tomb of Hannibal, which was rebuilt by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

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Proper noun

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كبزه (gebze)

  1. Gebze (a city and district in Kocaeli province, Turkey)
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