istiklal
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish استقلال (istiklâl), ultimately from Arabic اِسْتِقْلَال (istiqlāl).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
istiklal (definite accusative istiklali, plural istiklaller)
- (archaic) independence
- Synonym: bağımsızlık
Declension edit
References edit
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “istiklal”, in Nişanyan Sözlük