iskân

See also: iskän

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اسكان‎ (iskan), from Arabic إِسْكَان‎ (ʔiskān), verbal noun of أَسْكَنَ‎ (ʔaskana, “to settle, lodge”). The original Arabic verb is ditransitive, in the "causing to settle" sense below.

Noun

iskân (definite accusative iskânı, plural iskânlar)

  1. inhabiting, settling
    Synonym: yurtlanma
  2. causing to inhabit or settle
    Synonym: yurtlandırma

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “iskân”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890), “اسكان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 111
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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