باصقین

باصقین

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• باصقن‎ (baskın), باصقون‎ (baskun)

Etymology

From باصمق‎ (basmak, “to press, overwhelm, surprise”)

Noun

باصقین • (baskın)

1. a surprise attack
   1. A night attack on an enemy camp
   2. A police raid
2. strength
3. weight
4. the state of being pressed down
5. waterfall

Descendants

• → Armenian: պասխըն (pasxən), բասկըն (baskən)

Adjective

باصقین • (baskın)

1. heavy
2. powerful; overpowering, irresistable

Descendants

• Turkish: baskın

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “باصقین”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 240
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “baskın”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “باصقین”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 327