لشكر

See also: لشکر

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian لشکر (laškar, “army”), from Middle Persian lškl (/⁠laškar⁠/). Doublet of عسكر (ʼasker, “army; soldier”).

Noun

لشكر • (leşker) (definite accusative لشكری (leşkeri), plural لشكریان (leşkeriyan) or لشكرلر (leşkerler))

  1. army, a highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground operations
    Synonyms: جند (cünd), جیش (ceyiş), چری (çeri), عسكر (ʼasker)

Derived terms

  • لشكر اولمق (leşker olmak, “to lead an army”)
  • لشكر شكاف (leşker şikaf, “that breaks up armies”)
  • لشكر شكن (leşker şiken, “who conquers armies”)
  • لشكر كش (leşker keş, “general, captain”)
  • لشكرگاه (leşkergah, “military camp”)
  • لشكری (leşkerî, “pertaining to an army”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: leşker

Further reading

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