merhem

Turkish

Alternative forms

• melhem (regional or dielectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مرهم (merhem), from Arabic مَرْهَم (marham). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) (Particularly because of Proto-Turkic *em (“medicine”). Compare to Salar em, Turkish em, Tuvan эм (em), etc at эм - TDK listed as dialectal(“medicine”)

Noun

merhem (definite accusative merhemi, plural merhemler)

1. ointment (a thick viscous preparation for application to the skin, often containing medication)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	merhem
Definite accusative	merhemi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	merhem	merhemler
Definite accusative	merhemi	merhemleri
Dative	merheme	merhemlere
Locative	merhemde	merhemlerde
Ablative	merhemden	merhemlerden
Genitive	merhemin	merhemlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular merhemim merhemlerim 2nd singular merhemin merhemlerin 3rd singular merhemi merhemleri 1st plural merhemimiz merhemlerimiz 2nd plural merheminiz merhemleriniz 3rd plural merhemleri merhemleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular merhemimi merhemlerimi 2nd singular merhemini merhemlerini 3rd singular merhemini merhemlerini 1st plural merhemimizi merhemlerimizi 2nd plural merheminizi merhemlerinizi 3rd plural merhemlerini merhemlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular merhemime merhemlerime 2nd singular merhemine merhemlerine 3rd singular merhemine merhemlerine 1st plural merhemimize merhemlerimize 2nd plural merheminize merhemlerinize 3rd plural merhemlerine merhemlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular merhemimde merhemlerimde 2nd singular merheminde merhemlerinde 3rd singular merheminde merhemlerinde 1st plural merhemimizde merhemlerimizde 2nd plural merheminizde merhemlerinizde 3rd plural merhemlerinde merhemlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular merhemimden merhemlerimden 2nd singular merheminden merhemlerinden 3rd singular merheminden merhemlerinden 1st plural merhemimizden merhemlerimizden 2nd plural merheminizden merhemlerinizden 3rd plural merhemlerinden merhemlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular merhemimin merhemlerimin 2nd singular merheminin merhemlerinin 3rd singular merheminin merhemlerinin 1st plural merhemimizin merhemlerimizin 2nd plural merheminizin merhemlerinizin 3rd plural merhemlerinin merhemlerinin

References

• “merhem”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu