hıfzıssıhha

Turkish

Alternative forms

• hıfzısıhha

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حفظ‌الصحه (hıfzıssıhha), equivalent to hıfz (“protection”) +‎ sıhhat (“health”), both of Arabic origin. Compare Azerbaijani hifzüssihhə.

Noun

hıfzıssıhha (definite accusative hıfzıssıhhayı, plural hıfzıssıhhalar)

1. (archaic) hygiene

   Synonym: hijyen

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hıfzısıhha”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 479