ihale
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish احاله (ihale, “to refer or transfer”), from Arabic إِحَالَة (ʾiḥāla), verbal noun of أَحَالَ (ʾaḥāla).
Noun
ihale (definite accusative ihaleyi, plural ihaleler)
- awarding of a contract to the successful bidder
References
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “ihâle”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 496
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “ihale”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN