mahsus

See also: mahsús

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish مخصوص (mahsus), from Arabic مَخْصُوص (maḵṣūṣ, private, special, characteristic).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mahˈsus/
  • Hyphenation: mah‧sus

Adjective

mahsus

  1. [with dative] peculiar to, specific to, particular to
    Synonyms: özgü, öze, has
  2. [with dative] exclusive, reserved for, dedicated to
    Synonym: münhasır
  3. special, private, personal
    Synonyms: özel, hususi, spesiyal

Adverb

mahsus

  1. especially, particularly
    Synonyms: özellikle, başta, hele, bilhassa, (archaic) hassaten, hususen, hususuyla, (archaic) alelhusus, (archaic) bahusus, (dated) mahsusen, (dated) münhasıran, tahsisen
  2. deliberately, intentionally, on purpose
    Synonyms: bilerek, isteyerek, kasten
  3. jokingly, just for fun, not seriously
    Synonyms: şakadan, şakacıktan

Derived terms

  • mahsusluk

Etymology 2

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ﻣﺤﺴﻮﺱ (mahsus), from Arabic مَحْسُوس (maḥsūs, felt, perceptible).

Adjective

mahsus

  1. (obsolete) perceived, felt, sensed
  2. (obsolete) apparent, evident, obvious

References

Turkmen

Etymology

From Arabic مَخْصُوص (maḵṣūṣ).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mah‧sus

Adjective

mahsus (comparative ?, superlative mahsus)

  1. inherent, characteristic

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