imtihan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic اِمْتِحَان (imtiḥān).

Noun

imtihan (plural imtihan-imtihan)

1. test, selection

   Synonyms: seleksi, percobaan, ujian

Turkish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic اِمْتَحَنَ (imtaḥana)

Arabic اِمْتِحَان (imtiḥān)

Ottoman Turkish امتحان (imtıhan, imtahan)

Turkish imtihan

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish امتحان (imtıhan, imtahan), from Arabic اِمْتِحَان (imtiḥān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im.tiˈhan/, (in fast speech) /imˈtaːn/
• Hyphenation: im‧ti‧han

Noun

imtihan (definite accusative imtihanı, plural imtihanlar)

1. trial, test, a trying experience

   Synonym: sınav

2. (education, dated) exam, examination, test, a formal academic test

   Synonyms: sınav, test

Derived terms

• ikmal imtihanı
• imtihan etmek
• imtihan olmak
• imtihan vermek
• imtihana çekmek
• olgunluk imtihanı
• yazılı imtihan

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “امتحان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 195

Further reading

• “imtihan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “imtihan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “imtihan”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı