معتنا

معتنا

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• معتنی‎ (mutena)

Etymology

From Arabic مُعْتَنًى‎ (muʿtanan), passive participle of اِعْتَنَى‎ (iʿtanā).

Adjective

معتنا • (mutena) (feminine معتنات‎ (mutenat))

1. important
2. elaborate

Descendants

• Turkish: mutena

References

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “mutena”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “معتنا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1190a
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “معتنا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1904a