tevkif

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish توقیف‎ (tevkıf), from Arabic تَوْقِيف‎ (tawqīf).

Noun

tevkif (definite accusative tevkifi, plural tevkifler)

  1. arrest, detention

Derived terms
  • tevkifhane

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tevkif”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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