elzem

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish الزم (elzem), from Arabic أَلْزَم (ʔalzam).

Adjective

elzem

1. indispensable

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “elzem”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “الزم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 186