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ihtisas.

The act of specializing in a field of study, acquiring mastery, specialization.

7 characters3 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/ih.tiˈsas//ih.tiˈsaːsɯ/accusative, definite
  1. The act of specializing in a field of study, acquiring mastery, specialization.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اِخْتِصَاص (iḥtisâs, “a being or becoming special and peculiar, being specially and devotedly attached (to a person), special attachment, exclusive devotion”), from Arabic اِخْتِصَاص (iḵtiṣāṣ), verbal noun of خَصَّ (ḵaṣṣa, “to single out, to distinguish, to be characteristic for, to be peculiar for”).

noun/ih.tiˈsas//ih.tiˈsaːsɯ/accusative, definite
  1. Sentiment, sensation, feeling.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اِحْتِسَاس (iḥtisâs, “sensation”), from Arabic اِحْتِسَاس (iḥtisās), verbal noun of حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to be moved with compassion, to feel, to have sensation”).

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