bedesten

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بدستان (bedesten).

Noun

bedesten (plural bedestens)

  1. An indoor marketplace in the Ottoman Empire.

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بدستان (bedesten, covered market).

Noun

bedesten (definite accusative bedesteni, plural bedestenler)

  1. a covered market which was historically found in the cities of the Ottoman Empire

Declension

Declension of bedesten
singular plural
nominative bedesten bedestenler
definite accusative bedesteni bedestenleri
dative bedestene bedestenlere
locative bedestende bedestenlerde
ablative bedestenden bedestenlerden
genitive bedestenin bedestenlerin

Derived terms

  • bedesten tellalı

Further reading