Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مستریح (müsteriḥ, resting, at ease; that perceives smell; shaking with the wind; inclined; dead),[1][2] from Arabic مُسْتَرِيح (mustarīḥ), active participle of اِسْتَرَاحَ (istarāḥa, to rest, to relax, to take a break).[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mys.teˈɾih/
  • Hyphenation: müs‧te‧rih

Adjective

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müsterih

  1. Freed from concerns; at ease, unworried.
    Synonyms: rahat, relaks

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مستریح”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1838
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مستریح”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1161
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “müsterih”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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