ihale

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish احاله (ihale, “to refer or transfer”), from Arabic إِحَالَة (ʔiḥāla), verbal noun of أَحَالَ (ʔaḥāla).

Noun

ihale (definite accusative ihaleyi, plural ihaleler)

awarding of a contract to the successful bidder

References

Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “ihâle”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎ (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 496
Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ihale”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian
Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

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