havza
Turkish
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish حوضه (havza), from Classical Persian حوضه (havza), suffixed + ـه (-a) from Arabic حَوْض (ḥawḍ).
Noun
havza (definite accusative havzayı, plural havzalar)
- basin, river basin; catchment area
References
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “havza”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 411
Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkish حوزه (havze), Arabic حَوْزَة (ḥawza).
Noun
havza (definite accusative havzayı, plural havzalar)
- domain
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “حوزه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 812
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “havza”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 411