muamma

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish معما (muʿammā, “a riddle, enigma”) or معمی, from Arabic مُعَمَّا (muʕammā) or مُعَمَّى (muʕammā), from أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā, “blind (unable to see)”). Cognates with Azerbaijani müəmma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mu.amˈmaː/ Hyphenation: mu‧am‧ma === Noun === muamma (definite accusative muammayı, plural muammalar) (obsolete) A riddle. Synonym: bilmece (literary) A riddle in verse in Aşık tradition. (figuratively) Something incomprehensible, unknown; enigma. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Adjective === muamma incomprehensible, unknown === References === === Further reading === “muamma”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “mu’amma”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3266