cerrah

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish جراح (cerrah), from Arabic جَرَّاح (jarrāḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeɾ.ˈrɑh/, [d͡ʒe̞ɾ̞̊.ˈɾ̞ɑh]
• Hyphenation: cer‧rah

Noun

cerrah (definite accusative cerrahı, plural cerrahlar)

1. surgeon

   Synonyms: hariciyeci, operatör

   Mengene gibi bir el, cerrahın yakasına yapışınca zavallının dizlerinin bağı çözülecek gibi oldu.

   When a clamp-like hand grabbed the surgeon by the collar, the poor man's legs turned to jelly.

2. (obsolete) one who heals small wounds

Derived terms

• cerrahlık

Related terms

• cerahat
• cerh
• ceriha
• cerrahi
• mecruh

 

References

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN