(New Turkish "1930's-") abla: sister; skin and blister. < (Classical Ottoman Turkish "1450's-1830's") آبلا âblâ: sister. < (Old Turkish "700's-1000's") آبا apa: big sister; mother; granny.
(1) Female teacher who gives higher marks.
(2) Old
prostitute who works at brothel, (slng.) Bottom Bitch.
(3)
Homosexual woman who plays active role during sex; Older
homosexual woman.
(4) The name given to the women working under the Fethullah Gülen movement, an Islamic religious movement.
(1) Sınav gününe yaklaştıkça okulumuzun ablalarını hoş tutuyorduk || We were keepin' the big sisters of our school sweet, as we get closer to the exam day.
(2) Odada işler uzayınca abla seslendi, "Henüz bitirmedin mi, müşteriler bekliyor?" || When things got
longer in the room,
the sister called out, "Are you not done yet,
customers are waiting?"
(3) LGBTİ+ bireyler konuşmalarında "abla" kelimesini argo bir ifade olarak kullanırlar || LGBTI+ individuals use "sister" word as a slang during their speech.
(4) Bu öğrenciler 11 ve 12 yaşlarına gelip Fethullah Gülen'in konuşmalarından ve kitaplarından hareketle ilgili her şeyi öğrendikten sonra "abi" ya da "abla" olmaya terfi ediyorlar || Once those students get to years 11 and 12 and have learned everything about their religion from Fethullah Gülen's speeches and books, they are then promoted to becoming a "brother" or "sister".
