طالاق

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Ottoman Turkish

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طالاق

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *tiālak, analyzable as from Proto-Turkic *tiāl (spleen, milt) +‎ ـاق (-ak, noun and adjective diminutive suffix); cognate with Azerbaijani dalaq, Bashkir талаҡ (talaq), Turkmen dalak and Uzbek taloq. See also Uyghur تال (tal), Yakut таал (taal) and Proto-Mongolic *delixün.

Noun

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طالاق (dalak)

  1. spleen, milt, a vascular gland located in the left upper abdomen
    Synonyms: سپرز (supurz), طحال (tahal)
  2. (figuratively) prisoner of war, a soldier captured by the enemy

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