مطبعه

See also: مطبعة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

A Pseudo-Arabism, derived from ط ب ع (ṭ b ʕ). Attested since 1733. Equivalent to Arabic مَطْبَعَة (maṭbaʕa), from طَبَعَ (ṭabaʕa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑtbɑˈ.ʔɑ]

Noun

مطبعه • (matbaʼa)

1. printing house

Descendants

• Turkish: matbaa
• → Arabic: مَطْبَعَة (maṭbaʕa)
• → Azerbaijani: mətbəə
• → Uyghur: مەتبە (metbe)
• → Uzbek: matbaa
• → Hausa: maɗaba'a

Further reading

• Boncuk, Mavi (2008 April 14) “Early Ottoman Printing: The Müteferrika Press”, in Cornucopia of Ottomania and Turcomania‎^[1]
• Dooley, Ian (2016 February 29) “Cotsen’s Covert Collections: The First Illustrated Book Printed in Turkey”, in Cotsen Children’s Library‎^[2]
• Ekinci, Ekrem Buğra (2015 June 8) “Myths and reality about the printing press in the Ottoman Empire”, in Daily Sabah‎^[3]
• Nuhoğlu, Hidayet Y. (2014 August 10) “Ottomans and the Printing Press: Answering Misconceptions”, in Islamic Center for Research and Academics‎^[4]
• Sabev, Orlin (2007) “Formation of Ottoman Print Culture (1726-1746): Some General Remarks'”, in New Europe College. Regional Program 2003–2004, 2004–2005‎^[5], pages 293–333