menemen

See also: Menemen

Turkish

menemen served in a sahan

Etymology

The etymology remains unknown. Nişanyan disregards any relation with the placename Menemen and proposes that it's ultimately derived from or related to Ancient Greek μάλαγμα (málagma, “emollient, cataplasm; padding”). Modern Greek μενεμέν (menemén) is a borrowing from Turkish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.neˈmen/, [meneˈmæn]
• Rhymes: -æn
• Homophone: Menemen
• Hyphenation: me‧ne‧men

Noun

menemen (definite accusative menemeni, plural menemenler)

1. A traditional Turkish breakfast dish of scrambled eggs cooked with diced tomatoes and green peppers, similar to North African shakshuka.

   Coordinate term: şakşuka

Declension

Declension of menemen

singular plural nominative menemen menemenler definite accusative menemeni menemenleri dative menemene menemenlere locative menemende menemenlerde ablative menemenden menemenlerden genitive menemenin menemenlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular menemenim menemenlerim 2nd singular menemenin menemenlerin 3rd singular menemeni menemenleri 1st plural menemenimiz menemenlerimiz 2nd plural menemeniniz menemenleriniz 3rd plural menemenleri menemenleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular menemenimi menemenlerimi 2nd singular menemenini menemenlerini 3rd singular menemenini menemenlerini 1st plural menemenimizi menemenlerimizi 2nd plural menemeninizi menemenlerinizi 3rd plural menemenlerini menemenlerini dative singular plural 1st singular menemenime menemenlerime 2nd singular menemenine menemenlerine 3rd singular menemenine menemenlerine 1st plural menemenimize menemenlerimize 2nd plural menemeninize menemenlerinize 3rd plural menemenlerine menemenlerine locative singular plural 1st singular menemenimde menemenlerimde 2nd singular menemeninde menemenlerinde 3rd singular menemeninde menemenlerinde 1st plural menemenimizde menemenlerimizde 2nd plural menemeninizde menemenlerinizde 3rd plural menemenlerinde menemenlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular menemenimden menemenlerimden 2nd singular menemeninden menemenlerinden 3rd singular menemeninden menemenlerinden 1st plural menemenimizden menemenlerimizden 2nd plural menemeninizden menemenlerinizden 3rd plural menemenlerinden menemenlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular menemenimin menemenlerimin 2nd singular menemeninin menemenlerinin 3rd singular menemeninin menemenlerinin 1st plural menemenimizin menemenlerimizin 2nd plural menemeninizin menemenlerinizin 3rd plural menemenlerinin menemenlerinin