müsterih

Turkish

Etymology

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

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

Adjective

müsterih

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

Declension

Derived terms

  • müsterih olmak
  • müsterihlik

References

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

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