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mahpus.

imprisoned, locked up

6 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

adj/mahˈpus/
  1. imprisoned, locked up

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish محبوس (mahbus, “imprisoned, a prisoner, given in mortmain for the service of God”), from Arabic مَحْبُوس (maḥbūs), passive participle of حَبَسَ (ḥabasa, “to imprison, to hold back”).

noun/mahˈpus/
  1. prison

    colloquial
  2. A type of backgammon game.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish محبوس (mahbus, “imprisoned, a prisoner, given in mortmain for the service of God”), from Arabic مَحْبُوس (maḥbūs), passive participle of حَبَسَ (ḥabasa, “to imprison, to hold back”).

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