müdafaa

Meaning

  1. defense
  2. resistance

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/my.daːfa.a/
Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish مدافعه (müdâfa'a), from Arabic مُدَافَعَة (mudāfaʕa), verbal noun of دَافَعَ (dāfaʕa, “to defend”). Compare Azerbaijani müdafiə.

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