tesettür

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تستر,[1] from Arabic تَسَتُّر (tasattur).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /te.setˈtyɾ/

Noun

tesettür (definite accusative tesettürü, plural tesettürler)

  1. hijab, women dress with their heads covered.

References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890), “تستر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 545
  2. ^ “tesettür”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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