levha

Turkish

Alternative forms

(obsolete) lâvha

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish لوحه (levha), itself from Arabic لَوْحَة (lawḥa, “plank, board, blackboard”).

Noun

levha (definite accusative levhayı, plural levhalar)

inscription hung on a wall, signboard
Synonym: safiha
painting, picture
Synonyms: resim, tablo
large metal plate made of lead, zinc or other material
roughly sawn timber used in carpentry

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	levha
Definite accusative	levhayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	levha	levhalar
Definite accusative	levhayı	levhaları
Dative	levhaya	levhalara
Locative	levhada	levhalarda
Ablative	levhadan	levhalardan
Genitive	levhanın	levhaların

Derived terms

levhacı
levhacık
levhamsı
levhateyn
serlevha

Further reading

Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “levha”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2959
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “levha”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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