imha

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish امحا‎ (imha), from Arabic إِمْحَاء‎ (ʔimḥāʔ).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: im‧ha

Noun

imha (definite accusative imhayı, plural imhalar)

destruction, annihilation
- 1940 June 10, subheadline in Ulus:
  Birçok Alman kolları ve tankları imha edildi
  Many German troops and tanks destroyed

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References

imha in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “imha”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “امحا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 197

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.