fırka

See also: firka

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish فرقه, from Arabic فِرْقَة (firqa).

Noun

fırka (definite accusative fırkayı, plural fırkalar)

1. (archaic) group
2. (politics) party

   Synonym: parti

3. (military) division
4. (military, nautical) squadron

Etymology 2

According to Çağbayır, the same word as Turkish hırka (“cardigan”), from Arabic خِرْقَة (ḵirqa).

Noun

fırka

1. (Fatsa) women's jacket

References

• “fırka (III)”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), volume V, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1972, page 1855b
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “fırka (III)”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume II, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1579b