tahtelbahir

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish تحت البحری (taht al-bahri, literally under the sea), equivalent to taht (under, beneath) +‎ bahir (sea).

Noun

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tahtelbahir (definite accusative tahtelbahri, plural tahtelbahirler)

  1. (nautical) submarine
    Synonym: denizaltı
    • 1940 August 16, “Bir Yunan kruvazörü torpillendi”, in Yeni Sabah:
      Yabancı bir tahtelbahir tarafından batırılan kruvazör Elli'dir
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References

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  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “تحت”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 347b
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tahtelbahir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 1085