مقذ
Ottoman Turkish
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Arabic مَقَذّ (maqaḏḏ, “part of the backhead between the ears”).
Noun
editمقذ • (makazz)
- 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
editBorrowed from Arabic مِقَذّ (miqaḏḏ, “instrument to cut into strips”).
Noun
editمقذ • (mikazz)
- 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