مستملکه

Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic مُسْتَمْلَكَة (mustamlaka, literally “being taken possession of or dominated”), probably following a word like أَرْض f (ʔarḍ, “earth”), from the root م ل ك (m-l-k) related to kingdoms and possession. Compare مَلَكَ (malaka).

Noun edit

مستملکه • (müstemleke)

colony (governmental unit or settlement)

Descendants edit

Turkish: müstemleke