tahassüs

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تحسس, from Arabic تَحَسُّس (taḥassus), verbal noun of تَحَسَّسَ (taḥassasa). The original active sense translated by Redhouse as "listening and inquiring earnestly" became a passive sense of feeling in late Ottoman times.

Noun

tahassüs (definite accusative tahassüsü, plural tahassüsler) (archaic)

  1. being moved or impressed; feeling, sensation
    Synonyms: duygulanma, hislenme

Derived terms

  • tahassüsât

References

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