labyr

labyr

Turkmen

Other scripts
Latin labyr
Cyrillic лабыр
Arabic لابر

Etymology

Compare Azerbaijani lövbər, Kumyk and Lezgi лабар (labar). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Native words in Turkic languages do not usually start with /l/, so this is likely a borrowing.”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɑːˈbɯɾ/, [ɫɑːˈβɯɾ]
  • Hyphenation: la‧byr

Noun

labyr (definite accusative labyry, plural labyrlar)

  1. anchor
    • 18th century, Makhdumquli Firaghi, “Döwletalynyň”, in Magtymguly Pyragynyň Diwany [The Diwan of Makhdumquli Firaghi]‎[1], volume 1, pages 344–345, lines 29–32:
      تمناسی یردین آسمانه دنک‌دور
      بیشه‌ده ببردور داغدا پلنک‌دور
      کامی‌که لابردور دریا نهنک‌دور
      هر یان بارسه اوزی دولت‌علی‌نینک
      Temennasy ýerden asmana deňdir,
      Bişede babyrdyr, dagda peleňdir,
      Gämige labyrdyr, derýa näheňdir,
      Her ýan barsa özi Döwletalynyň.
      His aspirations stretched from earth to sky,
      He was a tiger in the forest, a leopard on the mountain,
      He was an anchor to ships, a whale in the sea,
      Wherever he went, there was Döwletaly.
  2. weight
    Synonyms: agram, agrylyk
  3. oppression
    Synonyms: zulum, sütem

Declension

Declension of labyr
singular plural
nominative labyr labyrlar
accusative labyry labyrlary
genitive labyryň labyrlaryň
dative labyra labyrlara
locative labyrda labyrlarda
ablative labyrdan labyrlardan

Derived terms

  • labyr taşlamak (to drop anchor)
  • labyrdepen (anchorman)

Further reading

  • labyr” in Enedilim.com
  • labyr” in Webonary.org