مستملکه
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Ottoman Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic مُسْتَمْلَكَة (mustamlaka, literally “being taken possession of or dominated”), probably following a word like أَرْض f (ʔarḍ, “earth”), from the root م ل ك (m-l-k) related to kingdoms and possession. Compare مَلَكَ (malaka).
Noun[edit]
مستملکه • (müstemleke)
- colony (governmental unit or settlement)
Descendants[edit]
- Turkish: müstemleke