Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "copulative" ita ce:(adjective) mai alaƙa da ko yin aiki azaman hanyar haɗi ko haɗi tsakanin abubuwa, musamman ma'anar haɗa kalmomi ko fassarorin nahawu (misali, da, amma, ko, kamar yadda). (adjective) dangane da ko aiki a matsayin copula; haɗa kalmomi ko kalmomi guda biyu waɗanda ke nufin mutum ɗaya ko abu ɗaya (misali, "is" a cikin "she is a doctor"). ko alaƙa tsakanin abubuwa, magana, ko kalmomi.