مستملكه
Ottoman Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic مُسْتَمْلَكَة (mustamlaka, literally “being taken possession of or dominated”), probably following a word like أَرْض f (ʔarḍ, “earth”), from the root م ل ك (m l k) related to kingdoms and possession. Compare مَلَكَ (malaka).
Noun
[edit]مستملكه • (müstemleke)
- colony (governmental unit or settlement)
Descendants
[edit]- Turkish: müstemleke