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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic مَطْنَب (maṭnab).
Noun
مطنب • (matneb) (plural مطانب (metanib))
- the space between the shoulder blades and the nape of the neck, or, the ridge of the shoulder
- Synonym: چكین (çekin) (ridge of the shoulder)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic مُطَنَّب (muṭannab).
Adjective
مطنب • (mutanneb)
- (of a tent) fastened with tent-ropes, bound with rope, tethered
- (of a bow) furnished with a loop or lanyard at the notch
Further reading
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “مطنب”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 4735
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مطنب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1893