نسنه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From نه‎ (ne) + ایسه‎ (ise) + نه‎ (ne). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *nē- (“what”), whence also Ottoman Turkish نه‎ (ne).

Noun

نسنه • (nesne, nesene)

thing
- 14th ce., Hoca Mesud, Süheyl ü Nevbahar:
  ‏یمیش یر ایدی و دخی نسنه یوق کدردی نته کم قاتی یادن اوق‎‎
  Yimiş yir idi vü daħı nesne yoķ - Giderdi nite kim ķatı yadan oķ
  He ate no other thing but fruits, and went like an arrow shot from a tight nock
object

Synonyms

(thing) شی‎ (şey)

Descendants

Turkish: nesne

References

Redhouse, James W. (1890), “نسنه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2081

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