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Turkish
- mehterân (superseded spelling and pronunciation)
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مهتران (mihterān, mehterān),[1][2][3] from Persian مهتران (mehtarân), plural of مهتر (mehtar).[4]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meh.teˈɾan/, (definite accusative) /meh.te.ɾaːˈnɯ/
- Hyphenation: meh‧te‧ran
Noun
mehteran pl (definite accusative mehteranı)
- plural of mehter; Ottoman military band, or members of this band
- Synonyms: mehter, mehterler, mehterhane, mehter takımı
Declension
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مهتر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2042
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مهتر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1251
- ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “مهتر”, in قاموس تركی (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1436
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mehter”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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