copula
cop‧u‧la /ˈkɒpjələ, ˈkɒpjʊlə $ ˈkɑːp-/ noun [countable]
Irregular Forms: (pl) copulae
وسیله اتصال، مفصل، فعل ربطی، عضو رابط
cop‧u‧la /ˈkɒpjələ, ˈkɒpjʊlə $ ˈkɑːp-/
noun [countable] technical[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: 'something that joins']
a type of verb that connects the subject of a sentence to its
complement, for example ‘seem’ in the sentence ‘The house seems big’
Synonym : linking verb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲