مقذ

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مَقَذّ (maqaḏḏ, “part of the backhead between the ears”).

Noun

مقذ • (makazz)

1. the hind part of the head located between the ears, where the lower fringe of the hair is commonly clipped

Further reading

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• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “مقذ”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[1], Vienna, column 4836
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مقذ”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1942

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مِقَذّ (miqaḏḏ, “instrument to cut into strips”).

Noun

مقذ • (mikazz)

1. kind of clipping instrument used to cut into strips

Further reading

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• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “مقذ”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[3], Vienna, column 4836
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مقذ”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[4], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1942