قلاووظ

Arabic

قَلَاوُوظ

Alternative forms

  • قَلَاوُوز (qalāwūz), قَلَاوِيظ (qalāwīẓ), قَلَاوِيز (qalāwīz)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قلاغوز (kılavuz), meaning a “guide”, also in the mechanical sense.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qa.laː.wuːðˤ/

Noun

قَلَاوُوظ • (qalāwūẓ) m (plural قَلَاوُوظَات (qalāwūẓāt))

  1. screw, bolt, a threaded metal fastener
    Synonym: بُرْغِيّ (burḡiyy)

Declension

Derived terms

  • قَلْوَظَ (qalwaẓa, to wind into, to screw)
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