آرقه‌داش

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

آرقه‎ (arka, “back”) +‎ ـداش‎ (daş, “companion”)

Noun

آرقه‌داش • (arkadaş) (plural آرقه‌داشلر‎ (arkadaşlar))

comrade, companion, person who has one's back

Descendants

Turkish: arkadaş
→ Armenian: արխատաշ (arxataš), արխադաշ (arxadaš)

Derived terms

آرقه‌داشلق‎ (arkadaşlık)

References

Kélékian, Diran (1911), “آرقه‌داش”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 14
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “arkadaş”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “آرقه‌داش”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 71

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