Turkish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish آلیقویمق, equivalent to almak +‎ koymak.

Verb edit

alıkoymak (third-person singular simple present alıkoyar)

  1. stop
  2. prevent
  3. hinder
  4. deter
  5. incapacitate
  6. intercept
  7. constrain
  8. restrain

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN