mehter

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈmeːhter/

Noun

mēhter

1. meter (unit)

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Nominative	mēhter
Genitive	mēhtera
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mēhter	mēhterat
Accusative	mēhtera	mēhteriid
Genitive	mēhtera	mēhteriid
Illative	mēhterii	mēhteriidda
Locative	mēhteris	mēhteriin
Comitative	mēhteriin	mēhteriiguin
Essive	mēhterin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person mēhteran mēhtereamẹ mēhtereamẹt 2nd person mēhterat mēhtereattẹ mēhtereattẹt 3rd person mēhteris mēhtereaskkạ mēhtereasẹt

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Turkish

Beş mehter.

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مهتر (mihter, mehter), from Persian مهتر (mehtar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mehˈteɾ/, [me̞ɦ.tæɾ̞̊]
• Hyphenation: meh‧ter

Noun

mehter (definite accusative mehteri, plural mehteran or (uncommon) mehterler or (superseded) mehterân)

1. mehter (Ottoman military band member)

   Synonym: (obsolete) çalıcı mehter

2. mehter (Ottoman military band)

   Synonyms: mehteran, mehterhane, mehter takımı

   • 2023 May, Murat Can DİLBER, Cemal KARABAŞOĞLU, “Mehterhâne-i Hümâyun'dan Mûzıkâ-yı Hümâyun'a Osmanlı Müzik Kurumlarında Batılılaşma Temâyülü”, in Sinop Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, volume 7, number 1, pages 461-478:

     ...mehter kelimesinin 15. yüzyıla kadar mûsikî terimi olduğuna dair bir bilgi bulunmamaktadır. 15. yüzyıla ait kaynaklarda ise bu kelimenin bir mûsikî topluluğunu tanımladığı görülmektedir. Özellikle Fatih Sultan Mehmet döneminde ortaya çıkan çalıcı mehter terimindeki "çalıcı" ifadesi zamanla kullanılmamış ve mehter, tek başına müzik topluluğunu ifade eden bir terim olarak halk diline yerleşmiştir.

     ...until the 15th century no information is found that would suggest that mehter is a musical term. In the sources from the 15th century however, it is seen that this term describes a musical group. The term "çalıcı" (player) in the phrase çalıcı mehter, emerged especially during Mehmed II's reign, fell off use in time and mehter settled in the colloquial use as a term that refers to the band by itself.

3. The personnel in charge of guarding the sultan’s tent.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	mehter
Definite accusative	mehteri
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mehter	mehterler
Definite accusative	mehteri	mehterleri
Dative	mehtere	mehterlere
Locative	mehterde	mehterlerde
Ablative	mehterden	mehterlerden
Genitive	mehterin	mehterlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular mehterim mehterlerim 2nd singular mehterin mehterlerin 3rd singular mehteri mehterleri 1st plural mehterimiz mehterlerimiz 2nd plural mehteriniz mehterleriniz 3rd plural mehterleri mehterleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular mehterimi mehterlerimi 2nd singular mehterini mehterlerini 3rd singular mehterini mehterlerini 1st plural mehterimizi mehterlerimizi 2nd plural mehterinizi mehterlerinizi 3rd plural mehterlerini mehterlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular mehterime mehterlerime 2nd singular mehterine mehterlerine 3rd singular mehterine mehterlerine 1st plural mehterimize mehterlerimize 2nd plural mehterinize mehterlerinize 3rd plural mehterlerine mehterlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular mehterimde mehterlerimde 2nd singular mehterinde mehterlerinde 3rd singular mehterinde mehterlerinde 1st plural mehterimizde mehterlerimizde 2nd plural mehterinizde mehterlerinizde 3rd plural mehterlerinde mehterlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular mehterimden mehterlerimden 2nd singular mehterinden mehterlerinden 3rd singular mehterinden mehterlerinden 1st plural mehterimizden mehterlerimizden 2nd plural mehterinizden mehterlerinizden 3rd plural mehterlerinden mehterlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular mehterimin mehterlerimin 2nd singular mehterinin mehterlerinin 3rd singular mehterinin mehterlerinin 1st plural mehterimizin mehterlerimizin 2nd plural mehterinizin mehterlerinizin 3rd plural mehterlerinin mehterlerinin
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular mehterim mehterlerim 2nd singular mehtersin mehterlersin 3rd singular mehter mehterdir mehterler mehterlerdir 1st plural mehteriz mehterleriz 2nd plural mehtersiniz mehterlersiniz 3rd plural mehterler mehterlerdir

Derived terms

• mehter marşı
• mehter müziği
• mehter yürüyüşü
• mehterbaşı
• mehterhane

 

Further reading

• “mehter”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “mehter”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3115