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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نقش (nakş, nakış),[1][2][3] from Arabic نَقْش (naqš).[4]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naˈkɯʃ/
- Hyphenation: na‧kış
Noun
nakış (definite accusative nakşı, plural nakışlar)
- embroidery
- painted decoration, especially on walls or ceilings
- (figuratively) trick, deception
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “نقش”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2098
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “نقش”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1284
- ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “نقش”, in قاموس تركی (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1468
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “nakış”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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