muahede

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish معاهده (muâhede), from Arabic مُعَاهَدَة (muʕāhada).

Noun

muahede (definite accusative muahedeyi, plural muahedeler)(archaic)

  1. treaty, pact
    Synonyms: mutabakat, antant
    • 1940 September 30, Anadolu Agency, “Demokrasiler ve Balkanlılarla yaptığı mukaveleler feshediyor”, in Halkın sesi, page 1:
      Bu beyanata göre Romanya hükûmeti Demokrasiler ve Balkanlarla aktetmiş olduğu muahede ve mukaveleler mefsuh addedilmektedir.
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  2. (archaic) entering into a treaty

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “muahede”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890), “معاهده”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1900
  • Robert Avery et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN