Uyghur

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَحْكُوم (maḥkūm), passive participle of حَكَمَ (ḥakama, to judge, to sentence).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مەھكۇم (mehkum)

  1. sentenced, convicted
  2. oppressed

Further reading

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  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN