ilbiz

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic илбиз
Roman ilbiz
Perso-Arabic ایلبیز

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Possibly from metathesis of iblis (Iblis, Satan, devil), due to association of snails with the devil and evil spirits. Compare Kryz term for “snail”, шийтІан, from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān, devil). Udi аьлбиз (älbiz) and Khinalug илбиз (ilbiz) are probably borrowings from Azerbaijani.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ilˈbiz]
  • Hyphenation: il‧biz

Noun

ilbiz (definite accusative ilbizi, plural ilbizlər)

  1. snail

Declension

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