ferraş
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish فراش (ferraş, “carpet layer”), itself from Arabic فَرَّاش (farrāš, “carpet layer”).
Noun edit
ferraş (definite accusative ferraşi, plural ferraşler)
- upholsterer, a craftsman who upholsters furniture
- servant, especially a low-grade one
- person in charge of cleaning and sweeping a mosque
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “ferraş”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1566