مستملکه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

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

مستملکه • (müstemleke)

colony (governmental unit or settlement)

Descendants

Turkish: müstemleke

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