mehteran
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Turkish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- mehterân (superseded spelling and pronunciation)
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مهتران (mihterān, mehterān),[1][2][3] from Persian مهتران (mehtarân), plural of مهتر (mehtar).[4]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mehteran pl (definite accusative mehteranı)
- plural of mehter; Ottoman military band, or members of this band
- Synonyms: mehter, mehterler, mehterhane, mehter takımı
Declension[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مهتر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2042
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مهتر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1251
- ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “مهتر”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1436
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mehter”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading[edit]
- “mehteran”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “mehteran”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3115