مستملکه
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic مُسْتَمْلَكَة (mustamlaka, literally “being taken possession of or dominated”), probably following a word like أَرْض f (ʾarḍ, “earth”), from the root م ل ك (m-l-k) related to kingdoms and possession. Compare مَلَكَ (malaka).
Noun
مستملکه • (müstemleke)
- colony (governmental unit or settlement)
Descendants
- Turkish: müstemleke