eşkıya

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See also: eşǩiya

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish اشقیا, from Arabic أَشْقِيَاء (ʔašqiyāʔ), plural of شَقِيّ (šaqiyy).

Noun

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eşkıya (definite accusative eşkıyayı, plural eşkıyalar)

  1. bandit, brigand; bandits, brigands

Usage notes

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  • Officially a plural form, it has been reinterpreted as singular.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “eşkıya”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN