merhem
Turkish
editAlternative forms
edit- melhem (regional or dielectal)
Etymology
editInherited from Ottoman Turkish مرهم (merhem), from Arabic مَرْهَم (marham). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) (Particularly because of Proto-Turkic *em (“medicine”). Compare to Salar em, Turkish em, Tuvan эм (em), etc at эм - TDK listed as dialectal(“medicine”)
Noun
editmerhem (definite accusative merhemi, plural merhemler)
- ointment (a thick viscous preparation for application to the skin, often containing medication)
Declension
editReferences
edit- “merhem”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu