Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish محفه (mahfe), from Arabic مِحَفَّة (miḥaffa, “covered howdah”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mahfe (definite accusative mahfeyi, plural mahfeler)
- (historical) howdah, mihaffa, a covered litter positioned on the back of a camel or elephant, usually to carry female passengers
- Synonyms: hevdec (obsolete), mahmil
Declension
Declension of mahfe
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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mahfe
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mahfeler
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| definite accusative
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mahfeyi
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mahfeleri
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| dative
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mahfeye
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mahfelere
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| locative
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mahfede
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mahfelerde
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| ablative
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mahfeden
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mahfelerden
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| genitive
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mahfenin
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mahfelerin
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Possessive forms
| nominative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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mahfem
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mahfelerim
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| 2nd singular
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mahfen
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mahfelerin
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| 3rd singular
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mahfesi
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mahfeleri
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| 1st plural
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mahfemiz
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mahfelerimiz
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| 2nd plural
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mahfeniz
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mahfeleriniz
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| 3rd plural
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mahfeleri
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mahfeleri
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| definite accusative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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mahfemi
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mahfelerimi
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| 2nd singular
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mahfeni
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mahfelerini
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| 3rd singular
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mahfesini
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mahfelerini
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| 1st plural
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mahfemizi
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mahfelerimizi
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| 2nd plural
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mahfenizi
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mahfelerinizi
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| 3rd plural
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mahfelerini
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mahfelerini
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| dative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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mahfeme
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mahfelerime
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| 2nd singular
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mahfene
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mahfelerine
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| 3rd singular
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mahfesine
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mahfelerine
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| 1st plural
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mahfemize
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mahfelerimize
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| 2nd plural
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mahfenize
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mahfelerinize
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| 3rd plural
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mahfelerine
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mahfelerine
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| locative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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mahfemde
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mahfelerimde
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| 2nd singular
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mahfende
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mahfelerinde
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| 3rd singular
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mahfesinde
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mahfelerinde
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| 1st plural
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mahfemizde
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mahfelerimizde
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| 2nd plural
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mahfenizde
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mahfelerinizde
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| 3rd plural
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mahfelerinde
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mahfelerinde
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| ablative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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mahfemden
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mahfelerimden
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| 2nd singular
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mahfenden
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mahfelerinden
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| 3rd singular
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mahfesinden
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mahfelerinden
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| 1st plural
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mahfemizden
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mahfelerimizden
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| 2nd plural
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mahfenizden
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mahfelerinizden
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| 3rd plural
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mahfelerinden
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mahfelerinden
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| genitive
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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mahfemin
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mahfelerimin
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| 2nd singular
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mahfenin
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mahfelerinin
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| 3rd singular
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mahfesinin
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mahfelerinin
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| 1st plural
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mahfemizin
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mahfelerimizin
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| 2nd plural
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mahfenizin
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mahfelerinizin
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| 3rd plural
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mahfelerinin
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mahfelerinin
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Predicative forms
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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mahfeyim
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mahfelerim
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| 2nd singular
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mahfesin
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mahfelersin
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| 3rd singular
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mahfe
mahfedir
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mahfeler
mahfelerdir
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| 1st plural
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mahfeyiz
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mahfeleriz
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| 2nd plural
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mahfesiniz
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mahfelersiniz
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| 3rd plural
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mahfeler
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mahfelerdir
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Further reading
- “mahfe”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “mahfe”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “mahfe”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3015