لشكر

See also: لشکر

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian لشکر (laškar, army), from Middle Persian lškl (/⁠laškar⁠/). Doublet of عسكر (ʼasker, army; soldier).

Noun

لشكر • (leşker) (definite accusative لشكری (leşkeri), plural لشكریان (leşkeriyan) or لشكرلر (leşkerler))

  1. army, a highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground operations
    Synonyms: جند (cünd), جیش (ceyiş), چری (çeri), عسكر (ʼasker)

Derived terms

  • لشكر اولمق (leşker olmak, to lead an army)
  • لشكر شكاف (leşker şikaf, that breaks up armies)
  • لشكر شكن (leşker şiken, who conquers armies)
  • لشكر كش (leşker keş, general, captain)
  • لشكرگاه (leşkergah, military camp)
  • لشكری (leşkerî, pertaining to an army)

Descendants

  • Turkish: leşker

Further reading

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