hamle

Middle English

Verb

hamle

1. Alternative form of amblen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

hamle (present tense hamlar, past tense hamla, past participle hamla, passive infinitive hamlast, present participle hamlande, imperative hamle/haml)

1. Alternative form of hamla

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [heməl]
• (Southern Scots) IPA^(key): [hjɛməl]

Adjective

hamle (comparative mair hamle, superlative maist hamle)

1. homely, belonging to home
2. plain, without ceremony

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حمله, from Arabic حَمْلَة (ḥamla).

Noun

hamle (definite accusative hamleyi, plural hamleler)

1. attack, assault

   Synonym: saldırı

2. effort
3. turn (of a game)

References

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “hamle”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1859
• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “hamle”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎^[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 385
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN