omuz omuza
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اوموز اوموزه (omuz omuza),[1] from اوموز (omuz),[2] equivalent to omuz (“shoulder”) + omuz + -a (dative suffix), literally “shoulder to shoulder”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈmuz.o.mu.za/
- Hyphenation: o‧muz‧o‧mu‧za
Adverb
omuz omuza
- (of people) Standing very tightly next to each other.
- (figuratively) In solidarity, unity.
Related terms
- omuz silkmek
- omuz vermek
- omzuna binmek
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اوموز اوموزه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 26
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “omuz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
- “omuz omuza”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “omuz omuza”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3616
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