Etymology

ibrik

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Today it means: A long-spouted pitcher, typically made of brass. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish ابریق (ibrik, ıbrık) ← Arabic إِبْرِيق (ʔibrīq) ← Classical Syriac ܐܒܪܝܩܐ (ʾaḇrēqā)bor.?
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  1. Middle Persian*ābrēkbor.?
  2. Classical Syriacܐܒܪܝܩܐ (ʾaḇrēqā)bor.?
  3. Arabicإِبْرِيق (ʔibrīq)
  4. Ottoman Turkishابریق (ibrik, ıbrık)
  5. English todayibrik

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ابریق (ibrik, ıbrık), borrowed from Arabic إِبْرِيق (ʔibrīq), possibly borrowed from Classical Syriac ܐܒܪܝܩܐ (ʾaḇrēqā), possibly borrowed from Middle Persian *ābrēk, or possibly borrowed from Parthian *ābrēk.

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