آرقه
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ărka (“back”)[1], from the same root as Ottoman Turkish آرد (art, “back”).
Noun
آرقه • (arka)
- back
- backer
Related terms
- آرقهداش (arkadaş)
Descendants
- Turkish: arka
- → Armenian: արխա (arxa)
References
- Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*ărka”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “آرقه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 14
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “arka”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “آرقه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 70