istiska

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish استسقا‎, from Arabic اِسْتِسْقَاء‎ (istisqāʔ).

Noun

istiska (definite accusative istiskayı, plural istiskalar)

  1. (Islam) Istisqāʾ asking God for rain in times of drought
    istiska namazı ― the prayer to ask for rain
  2. (medicine) (collection of fluid in the organs and their body cavities)

Declension

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