مسطر

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Noun

مسطر • (mıstar) (definite accusative مسطری (mıstarı), plural مسطرلر (mıstarlar))

  1. ruler, straightedge, any rigid, flat, rectangular device used to draw, cut or check the straightness of straight lines
    Synonym: جدول (cedvel)

Derived terms

  • مسطرلامق (mıstarlamak, “to rule with a straightedge”)
  • مسطرلو (mıstarlı, “ruled with a straightedge”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: mıstar

Further reading

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