izmihlal

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اضمحلال (izmihlâl), from Arabic اِضْمِحْلَال (iḍmiḥlāl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iz.mihˈlal/
  • Hyphenation: iz‧mih‧lal

Noun

izmihlal (definite accusative izmihlali, plural izmihlaller)

  1. (obsolete) destruction
    • 1921, Mehmet Akif Ersoy, İstiklâl Marşı:
      Ebediyen sana yok, ırkıma yok izmihlal!
      Neither you nor my family shall ever face destruction!

References

  • “izmihlal”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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