müstahkem

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish مستحكم (müstahkem),[1][2][3] from Arabic مُسْتَحْكَم (mustaḥkam).[4]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mys.tahˈcem/
  • Hyphenation: müs‧tah‧kem

Adjective[edit]

müstahkem

  1. (military, dated) fortified, reinforced
    • 1942 January 10, Son Telgraf:
      Uzak Şartka muharebe Singapur müstahkem mevkilerine intikal etmek üzeredir.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. solid, firm

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مستحكم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1834
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مستحكم”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1161
  3. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “مستحكم”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1336
  4. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “müstahkem”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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