Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian duchessa.

Noun

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دوقَسّه (dukessa)

  1. female equivalent of دوقه (duka): duchess
    Synonym: دوقه خانم (duka hanım)

Descendants

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  • Turkish: dukessa

Further reading

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  • Dictionnaire français-turc, 1856, page 190