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Where does “isyan” come from?

isyan (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish عصیان, from Arabic عِصْيَان — disobedience.

isyan (Turkish): insurgency; objection; revolt

Definitions

  1. insurgency; objection; revolt

Ancestry of “isyan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishعصیانrebellion
2Arabicعِصْيَانdisobedience
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