Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سلاحلنمق (silaḥlanmaḳ, to arm one's self),[1][2] from سلاح (silaḥ), equivalent to silah +‎ -la +‎ -n +‎ -mak. Cognates with Azerbaijani silahlanmaq.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /si.lah.ɫanˈmak/
  • Hyphenation: si‧lah‧lan‧mak

Verb edit

silahlanmak (third-person singular simple present silahlanır)

  1. (reflexive) To take up arms, to arm oneself, to acquire a weapon, to become a gunowner
    Antonyms: silah bırakmak, silahsızlanmak

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References edit

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سلاحلنمق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1070
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “سلاحلنمق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 688

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