mihenk

Turkish

Alternative forms

• mehenk

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مهنك (mehenk), itself a vulgarized form of Arabic مِحَكّ (miḥakk, “touchstone”).

Noun

mihenk (definite accusative mihengi, plural mihenkler)

1. touchstone, a stone used to check the quality of gold alloys

   Synonym: denek taşı

2. criterion, a standard or test by which individual things or people may be compared and judged

   Synonym: ölçüt

Declension

Declension of mihenk

singular plural nominative mihenk mihenkler definite accusative mihengi mihenkleri dative mihenge mihenklere locative mihenkte mihenklerde ablative mihenkten mihenklerden genitive mihengin mihenklerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular mihengim mihenklerim 2nd singular mihengin mihenklerin 3rd singular mihengi mihenkleri 1st plural mihengimiz mihenklerimiz 2nd plural mihenginiz mihenkleriniz 3rd plural mihenkleri mihenkleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular mihengimi mihenklerimi 2nd singular mihengini mihenklerini 3rd singular mihengini mihenklerini 1st plural mihengimizi mihenklerimizi 2nd plural mihenginizi mihenklerinizi 3rd plural mihenklerini mihenklerini dative singular plural 1st singular mihengime mihenklerime 2nd singular mihengine mihenklerine 3rd singular mihengine mihenklerine 1st plural mihengimize mihenklerimize 2nd plural mihenginize mihenklerinize 3rd plural mihenklerine mihenklerine locative singular plural 1st singular mihengimde mihenklerimde 2nd singular mihenginde mihenklerinde 3rd singular mihenginde mihenklerinde 1st plural mihengimizde mihenklerimizde 2nd plural mihenginizde mihenklerinizde 3rd plural mihenklerinde mihenklerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular mihengimden mihenklerimden 2nd singular mihenginden mihenklerinden 3rd singular mihenginden mihenklerinden 1st plural mihengimizden mihenklerimizden 2nd plural mihenginizden mihenklerinizden 3rd plural mihenklerinden mihenklerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular mihengimin mihenklerimin 2nd singular mihenginin mihenklerinin 3rd singular mihenginin mihenklerinin 1st plural mihengimizin mihenklerimizin 2nd plural mihenginizin mihenklerinizin 3rd plural mihenklerinin mihenklerinin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular mihengim mihenklerim 2nd singular mihenksin mihenklersin 3rd singular mihenk mihenktir mihenkler mihenklerdir 1st plural mihengiz mihenkleriz 2nd plural mihenksiniz mihenklersiniz 3rd plural mihenkler mihenklerdir

Derived terms

• mihenge vurmak
• mihenk taşı
• mihenk yeri

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “mihenk”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3216
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mihenk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük