تهلكه

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See also: تهلكة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَهْلِكَة (tahlika, danger, peril), verbal noun of هَلَكَ (halaka, to perish, die; to ruin, destroy).

Noun

تهلكه (tehlike or tehlüke) (definite accusative تهلكه‌یی (tehlikeyi), plural تهلكه‌لر (tehlikeler))

  1. danger, peril, hazard, jeopardy, an impending exposure to likely harm, a lack of safety
    Synonyms: بیم (bim), قورقو (korku), مخاطره (muhatara)
    • 1927 October, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Nutuk, page 366:
      اردو ، دخی ، قوای سیاره‌نك هیچ بر ایش یاپمدیغنی و یاپمغه مقتدر اولمدیغنی و محاربه‌ده ‌ویریلن امرلره اطاعت ایتمدیكنی ، دئما تهلكه‌دن اوزاق بولندیغنی ادعا و اثبات ایدییوردی.
      Ordu, dahi, Kuvayi Seyyare'nin, hiçbir iş yapmadığını ve yapmaya muktedir olmadığını ve muharebede verilen emirlere ita'at etmediğini, daima tehlikeden uzak bulunduğunu iddia ve isbat ediyordu.
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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: tehlike
  • Crimean Tatar: telüke

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