Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish عناصر (anasır), from Arabic عَنَاصِر (ʕanāṣir), plural of عُنْصُر (ʕunṣur).

Noun edit

anasır (definite accusative anasırı) (archaic)

  1. Arabic plural of unsur; elements
    Synonyms: unsurlar, öğeler

References edit

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “anasır”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عناصر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1323
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN