iltihak

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish التحاق, from Arabic اِلْتِحَاق (iltiḥāq), verbal noun of اِلْتَحَقَ (iltaḥaqa, to join, accede).

Noun

iltihak (definite accusative iltihakı, plural iltihaklar)

  1. (archaic) joining with, attaching to
    Synonym: katlıma
    iltihak etmekto join
    • 1934 September 29, “Eküatör de Milletler cemiyetine girecek [Ecuador will also enter the League of Nations]”, in Hakimiyeti Milliye, page 2:
      Bu sabah toplanan konseyde umumî kâtip Eküatör'ün milletler cemiyetine iltihaka karar verdiğini bildirmiştir.
      At the council held this morning, the general secretary announced that the Ecuador had decided to join the League of Nations.

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “iltihak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “التحلق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 182
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN