ibrik

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/ˈɪbɹiːk/

noun

A long-spouted pitcher, typically made of brass.

OriginOttoman Turkish ابریق (ibrik, ıbrık) ← Arabic إِبْرِيق (ʔibrīq) ← Classical Syriac ܐܒܪܝܩܐ (ʾaḇrēqā)bor.? →
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Meanings

nounibrik (plural ibriks)

plural ibriks · alternative briki

  1. A long-spouted pitcher, typically made of brass.
  2. proscribedA Turkish coffee pot or jezve.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
jezve

Origin

  1. Middle Persian*ābrēkbor.?
  2. Classical Syriacܐܒܪܝܩܐ (ʾaḇrēqā)bor.?
  3. Arabicإِبْرِيق (ʔibrīq)
  4. Ottoman Turkishابریق (ibrik, ıbrık)
  5. Englishibrik

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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Translations

Arabic إِبْرِيق
  • إِبْرِيق (ʔibrīq)A long-spouted pitcher
Greek μπρίκι
  • μπρίκι (bríki)A long-spouted pitcher
Hindi इब्रीक़
  • इब्रीक़ (ibrīq)A long-spouted pitcher
Hungarian ibrik
  • ibrikA long-spouted pitcher
Persian ابریق, آبریز
  • ابریق (ebriq)A long-spouted pitcher
  • آبریز (âbriz)A long-spouted pitcher
  • آفتابه (âftâbe)A long-spouted pitcher
Polish dżezwa
  • dżezwaA long-spouted pitcher
Portuguese ibrik
  • ibrikA long-spouted pitcher
Romanian ibric
  • ibricA long-spouted pitcher
Russian дже́зва
  • дже́зва (džézva)A long-spouted pitcher
Turkish ibrik, ıbrık
  • ibrikA long-spouted pitcher
  • ıbrıkA long-spouted pitcher
Urdu ابریق
  • ابریق (ibrīq)A long-spouted pitcher
Cite this entry
APA

ibrik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ibrik

MLA

“ibrik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ibrik. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ibrik,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ibrik.

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