tahniye

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish طحنیه (tahniye), probably a pseudo-Arabic coinage from Arabic طَحْن (ṭaḥn).

Adjective

tahniye (obsolete)

1. related to grinding or milling (grain, etc.)

Noun

tahniye (definite accusative tahniyeyi, plural tahniyeler) (obsolete)

1. a fee for grinding or milling (grain, etc.)
   • 1934 September 13, public notice in Hakimiyeti Milliye page 8:

     Kilo / Cinsi / Münakasa usulü
     350000 / Odun (meşe) / Aleni
     190000 / Tahniye (ekmek) / "
     150000 / Un (Ekmeklik) / Kapalı zarf

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Related terms

• tahin

References

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “tahniye”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 4, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4540
• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “tahniyye”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎^[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1221