mektup
See also: mektüp
Gagauz edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic مَكْتُوب (maktūb, “message, note, letter”).
Noun edit
mektup (definite accusative mektupu, plural mektuplar)
- letter (written message)
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish مكتوب (mektub), from Arabic مَكْتُوب (maktūb, “message, note, letter”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mektup (definite accusative mektubu, plural mektuplar or (obsolete) mekâtip)
- letter (written message)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مكتوب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1954
Further reading edit
- mektup in Reverso (Turkish-English)
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