ihtifagâh

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic اِخْتِفَاء (iḵtifāʔ, “hiding”), verbal noun of اِخْتَفَى (iḵtafā), and Persian گاه (gâh, “place”).

Noun

ihtifagâh (definite accusative ihtifagâhı, plural ihtifagâhlar) (obsolete)

1. hiding place
   • 1937 June 29, headline in Son Telgraf:

     Seyit Rıza son ihtifagâhında da sıkıştırıldı, kitaatımız ilerliyor

     Seyid Riza trapped in his last refuge, our troops are advancing

References

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 520