tahtelbahir

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تحت البحری (taht al-bahri, literally “under the sea”), equivalent to taht (“under, beneath”) +‎ bahir (“sea”).

Noun

tahtelbahir (definite accusative tahtelbahri, plural tahtelbahirler)

1. (nautical) submarine

   Synonym: denizaltı

   • 1940 August 16, “Bir Yunan kruvazörü torpillendi”, in Yeni Sabah:

     Yabancı bir tahtelbahir tarafından batırılan kruvazör Elli'dir

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References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “تحت”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 347b
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tahtelbahir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 1085