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, 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
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