derbent

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دربند (derbend), borrowed from Persian دربند (darband, literally “bar of a door, bolt; a barrier”),[1] from در (dar, “door, gate, passage”) +‎ بند (band, “band, tie, fastening”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: der‧bent

Noun

derbent (definite accusative derbendi, plural derbentler)

  1. (dated) defile, mountain pass
    Synonym: geçit
  2. small border fortress or outpost

References

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “derbent”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

  • “derbent”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
  • Robert Avery et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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