ihtifagâh
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Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic اِخْتِفَاء (iḵtifāʔ, “hiding”), verbal noun of اِخْتَفَى (iḵtafā), and Persian گاه (gâh, “place”).
Noun[edit]
ihtifagâh (definite accusative ihtifagâhı, plural ihtifagâhlar) (obsolete)
- hiding place
- 1937 June 29, headline in Son Telgraf:
- Seyit Rıza son ihtifagâhında da sıkıştırıldı, kitaatımız ilerliyor
- Seyid Riza trapped in his last refuge, our troops are advancing
- 1937 June 29, headline in Son Telgraf:
References[edit]
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 520