müstenkif

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish [Term?], from Arabic مُسْتَنْكِف (mustankif).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mystænˈcif/, [mys̪.t̪ʰæn̪ˈcʰif]
• Rhymes: -if
• Hyphenation: müs‧ten‧kif

Adjective

müstenkif

1. (archaic) one who abstains

   Synonym: çekimser

Related terms

• istinkâf

References

• “müstenkif”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “müstenkif”, in Nişanyan Sözlük