ihtifagâh

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Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic اِخْتِفَاء (iḵtifāʔ, hiding), verbal noun of اِخْتَفَى (iḵtafā), and Persian گاه (gâh, place).

Noun

ihtifagâh (definite accusative ihtifagâhı, plural ihtifagâhlar) (obsolete)

  1. hiding place
    • 1937 June 29, headline in Son Telgraf:
      Seyit Rıza son ihtifagâhında da sıkıştırıldı, kitaatımız ilerliyor
      Seyid Riza trapped in his last refuge, our troops are advancing

References

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 520