mahmuz
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish مهموز (mahmuz), itself from Arabic مِهْمَاز (mihmāz, “prod, spur, goad”).
Noun
mahmuz (definite accusative mahmuzu, plural mahmuzlar)
- spur, a rigid implement fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse
- spur, an appendage pointing rearward, near the foot of some birds
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mahmuz | mahmuzlar |
| definite accusative | mahmuzu | mahmuzları |
| dative | mahmuza | mahmuzlara |
| locative | mahmuzda | mahmuzlarda |
| ablative | mahmuzdan | mahmuzlardan |
| genitive | mahmuzun | mahmuzların |
Derived terms
- mahmuz çiçeği
- mahmuzcu
- mahmuzcuk
- mahmuzlamak
- mahmuzlanmak
- mahmuzlu
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “mahmuz1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3018
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “mahmuz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük