omuz omuza
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Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اوموز اوموزه (omuz omuza),[1] from اوموز (omuz),[2] equivalent to omuz (“shoulder”) + omuz + -a (dative suffix), literally “shoulder to shoulder”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
- (of people) Standing very tightly next to each other.
- (figuratively) In solidarity, unity.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اوموز اوموزه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 26
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “omuz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading[edit]
- “omuz omuza”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “omuz omuza”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3616