دونمه

See also: دونمة‎ and دونمہ‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From دونمك‎ (dönmek, “to turn around”).

Noun

دونمه • (dönme)

an act of turning or returning
someone converted, apostate, renegate
Dönmeh, a group of Sabbatean crypto-Jews.

Descendants

Turkish: Dönme
→ Arabic: دُونْمَة‎ (dūnma)
→ Persian: دونمه‎ (dunme)
→ Urdu: دونمہ‎ (dūnmā)

References

Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “دونمه”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, columns 2195–2196
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “دونمه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 929

Persian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دونمه‎ (Dönme).

Noun

دونمه • (dunme) (plural دونمگام‎ (dunmegân) or دونمه‌ها‎ (dunme-hâ))

Dönmeh, a group of Sabbatean crypto-Jews.

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