صاغر

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From older Turkic languages.

Adjective

صاغر • (sağır)

deaf
mute, quiet (of something that ordinarily makes noise)
nasal (having a sound imparted by means of the nose)

Descendants

Turkish: sağır

Noun

صاغر • (sağır)

deaf man

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “sağır”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “صاغر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1157

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