emsal

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word emsal. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word emsal, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say emsal in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word emsal you have here. The definition of the word emsal will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofemsal, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: əmsal

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امثال (emsal), plural of مثل (mesel), from Arabic مَثَل (maṯal). Formally, the Arabic plural of mesel.

Noun

emsal (definite accusative emsali, plural emsaller)

  1. similar things, equals
  2. precedents
  3. (mathematics) coefficient
    Synonym: katsayı

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “emsal”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “امثال”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 197
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia