mahfe

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish محفه (mahfe), from Arabic مِحَفَّة (miḥaffa, “covered howdah”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mahˈfe/

Noun

mahfe (definite accusative mahfeyi, plural mahfeler)

1. (historical) howdah, mihaffa, a covered litter positioned on the back of a camel or elephant, usually to carry female passengers

   Synonyms: hevdec (obsolete), mahmil

Declension

Declension of mahfe

singular plural nominative mahfe mahfeler definite accusative mahfeyi mahfeleri dative mahfeye mahfelere locative mahfede mahfelerde ablative mahfeden mahfelerden genitive mahfenin mahfelerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular mahfem mahfelerim 2nd singular mahfen mahfelerin 3rd singular mahfesi mahfeleri 1st plural mahfemiz mahfelerimiz 2nd plural mahfeniz mahfeleriniz 3rd plural mahfeleri mahfeleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular mahfemi mahfelerimi 2nd singular mahfeni mahfelerini 3rd singular mahfesini mahfelerini 1st plural mahfemizi mahfelerimizi 2nd plural mahfenizi mahfelerinizi 3rd plural mahfelerini mahfelerini dative singular plural 1st singular mahfeme mahfelerime 2nd singular mahfene mahfelerine 3rd singular mahfesine mahfelerine 1st plural mahfemize mahfelerimize 2nd plural mahfenize mahfelerinize 3rd plural mahfelerine mahfelerine locative singular plural 1st singular mahfemde mahfelerimde 2nd singular mahfende mahfelerinde 3rd singular mahfesinde mahfelerinde 1st plural mahfemizde mahfelerimizde 2nd plural mahfenizde mahfelerinizde 3rd plural mahfelerinde mahfelerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular mahfemden mahfelerimden 2nd singular mahfenden mahfelerinden 3rd singular mahfesinden mahfelerinden 1st plural mahfemizden mahfelerimizden 2nd plural mahfenizden mahfelerinizden 3rd plural mahfelerinden mahfelerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular mahfemin mahfelerimin 2nd singular mahfenin mahfelerinin 3rd singular mahfesinin mahfelerinin 1st plural mahfemizin mahfelerimizin 2nd plural mahfenizin mahfelerinizin 3rd plural mahfelerinin mahfelerinin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular mahfeyim mahfelerim 2nd singular mahfesin mahfelersin 3rd singular mahfe mahfedir mahfeler mahfelerdir 1st plural mahfeyiz mahfeleriz 2nd plural mahfesiniz mahfelersiniz 3rd plural mahfeler mahfelerdir

Further reading

• “mahfe”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “mahfe”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “mahfe”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3015