مەتبە

Uyghur

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مطبعه (matbaʼa), derived from Arabic طَبَعَ (ṭabaʕa, “to print, to stamp”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛtbɛ/

Noun

مەتبە • (metbe) (plural مەتبىلەر (metbiler))

  1. printing (the process or business of producing printed material)
  2. printing house

Further reading

  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN
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