معتوه

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ت ه (ʕ t h)
2 terms

Noun

مَعْتُوه • (maʕtūh) m (plural مَعَاتِيه (maʕātīh))

  1. an insane person; a madman
  2. idiot, imbecile

Adjective

مَعْتُوه • (maʕtūh) (feminine مَعْتُوهَة (maʕtūha), masculine plural مَعَاتِيه (maʕātīh))

  1. insane; deranged
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) psychotic; maniacal

References

  • Hans Wehr, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th ed., p. 690

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مَعْتُوه (maʕtūh), passive participle of عَتِهَ (ʕatiha).

Noun

معتوه • (ma'tuh or matuh) (feminine معتوهه (matuhe))

  1. dotard
    Synonym: بوكاق (buñak)
    • 1916, Ahmet Refik [Altınay], قادینلر سلطنتی [Kadınlar saltanatı, Sultanate of Women]‎[1], page 54:
      - آلتمش ییلدر اجداد عظامكه خدمت ایدرم. حالا سكسان یاشنده‌یم.
      - بهی دلی قوجه. معتوه ایمشسن.
      — Altmış yıldır ecdad-i izamıña hizmet ederim. Hâlâ seksen yaşındayım.
      — Behey deli koca. Matuh imişsin.
      — For sixty years I served your great ancestors. Now I am eighty years old.
      — Nuts, crazy old man. You grew senile.

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