mahmuz
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish مهموز (mahmuz), itself from Arabic مِهْمَاز (mihmāz, “prod, spur, goad”).
Noun
[edit]mahmuz (definite accusative mahmuzi, plural mahmuzler)
- spur, a rigid implement fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse
- spur, an appendage pointing rearward, near the foot of some birds
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mahmuz | mahmuzler |
| definite accusative | mahmuzi | mahmuzleri |
| dative | mahmuze | mahmuzlere |
| locative | mahmuzde | mahmuzlerde |
| ablative | mahmuzden | mahmuzlerden |
| genitive | mahmuzin | mahmuzlerin |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “mahmuz1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3018
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mahmuz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük