Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology 1 edit

جبه (cübbe) +‎ ـجی (ci).

Noun edit

جبه‌جی (cübbeci)

  1. a maker or seller of robes, gown-dealer
  2. a keeper of the robes, page
 
جبه‌جی

Etymology 2 edit

جبه (cebe) +‎ ـجی (ci).

Noun edit

جبه‌جی (cebeci)

  1. a member of a certain corps of the Ottoman Empire belonging to the Janissaries consisting of armoured units who had the job of maintaining the cuirasses and other arms in the weaponry, armourer, cuirassier
Descendants edit
  • Turkish: Cebeci (only in relation to the Ottoman Empire)
  • Armenian: Ջեբեջյան (J̌ebeǰyan)
  • Bulgarian: джебеджия (džebedžija) (only in relation to the Ottoman Empire)
  • English: djebedji (only in relation to the Ottoman Empire)
  • French: djébédji (only in relation to the Ottoman Empire)
  • Serbo-Croatian: (only in relation to the Ottoman Empire)
    Cyrillic script: џебеџија
    Latin script: džebedžija