اسمی

See also: أسمي, أسمى, and اسمي

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْمِيّ (ismiyy).

Adjective

اسمی • (ismi)

1. nominal, in name
   • 1927 October, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Nutuk‎^[1], page 11:

     اردو ، اسمی وار جسمی یوق بور حالده.

     Ordu, ismi var cismi yok bir halde.

     The army exists in name only.

     (literally, “The army is in a state of name but not substance.”)

Related terms

• اسم (isim, “name”)

Descendants

• Turkish: ismi

References

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN