hıfzıssıhha

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Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish حفظ‌الصحه (hıfzıssıhha), equivalent to hıfz (protection) +‎ sıhhat (health), both of Arabic origin. Compare Azerbaijani hifzüssihhə.

Noun

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hıfzıssıhha (definite accusative hıfzıssıhhayı, plural hıfzıssıhhalar)

  1. (archaic) hygiene
    Synonym: hijyen

References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hıfzısıhha”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 479