غازی
See also: غازي
Ottoman Turkish
Noun
غازی • (gazi)
- A Muslim warrior who fights against non-Muslims; a ghazi.
- An honorary title of a successful general.
- A war veteran.
- A type of gold coin.
Descendants
- Turkish: gazi
Etymology 2
From Arabic غَازِيّ (ḡāziyy), nisba of غَاز (ḡāz, “gas”), or independently so formed by Ottoman غاز (gas).
References
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “غازی”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 337
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “غازی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 867
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “غازی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1334
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 389
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