muhtaç

See also: muhtac

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish محتاج, from Arabic مُحْتَاج (muḥtāj).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /muhtatʃ/
Hyphenation: muh‧taç

Adjective

muhtaç

needy, indigent, destitute, dependent
Synonyms: ihtiyaç sahibi, yoksul, fakir

Gitme, sana muhtacım!
Don't go, I need you (i.e. I am dependent on you)!

Ses değişikliği açıklanmaya muhtaçtır.
The sound change needs to be explained.

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “muhtaç”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890) “محتاج”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1757

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