ibre

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ابره (ibre), from Arabic إِبْرَة (ʔibra, “needle”).

Noun

ibre (definite accusative ibreyi, plural ibreler)

1. needle, a sharp implement used in sewing and knitting

   Synonym: iğne

2. needle, a measurement indicator
3. (botany) needle, a sharp leaf found in conifers

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	ibre
Definite accusative	ibreyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ibre	ibreler
Definite accusative	ibreyi	ibreleri
Dative	ibreye	ibrelere
Locative	ibrede	ibrelerde
Ablative	ibreden	ibrelerden
Genitive	ibrenin	ibrelerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular ibrem ibrelerim 2nd singular ibren ibrelerin 3rd singular ibresi ibreleri 1st plural ibremiz ibrelerimiz 2nd plural ibreniz ibreleriniz 3rd plural ibreleri ibreleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular ibremi ibrelerimi 2nd singular ibreni ibrelerini 3rd singular ibresini ibrelerini 1st plural ibremizi ibrelerimizi 2nd plural ibrenizi ibrelerinizi 3rd plural ibrelerini ibrelerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular ibreme ibrelerime 2nd singular ibrene ibrelerine 3rd singular ibresine ibrelerine 1st plural ibremize ibrelerimize 2nd plural ibrenize ibrelerinize 3rd plural ibrelerine ibrelerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular ibremde ibrelerimde 2nd singular ibrende ibrelerinde 3rd singular ibresinde ibrelerinde 1st plural ibremizde ibrelerimizde 2nd plural ibrenizde ibrelerinizde 3rd plural ibrelerinde ibrelerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular ibremden ibrelerimden 2nd singular ibrenden ibrelerinden 3rd singular ibresinden ibrelerinden 1st plural ibremizden ibrelerimizden 2nd plural ibrenizden ibrelerinizden 3rd plural ibrelerinden ibrelerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular ibremin ibrelerimin 2nd singular ibrenin ibrelerinin 3rd singular ibresinin ibrelerinin 1st plural ibremizin ibrelerimizin 2nd plural ibrenizin ibrelerinizin 3rd plural ibrelerinin ibrelerinin

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “ibre”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2074
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ibre”, in Nişanyan Sözlük