fırka

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Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish فرقه, from Arabic فِرْقَة (firqa).

Noun

fırka (definite accusative fırkayı, plural fırkalar)

  1. (archaic) group
  2. (politics) party
    Synonym: parti
  3. (military) division
  4. (military, nautical) squadron

Etymology 2

According to Çağbayır, the same word as Turkish hırka (“cardigan”), from Arabic خِرْقَة (ḵirqa).

Noun

fırka

  1. (Fatsa) women's jacket

References

  • “fırka (III)”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), volume V, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1972, page 1855b
  • Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “fırka (III)”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume II, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1579b
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