فتیل

See also: فتيل‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَتِيل‎ (fatīl, “fuse, wick”).

Noun

فتیل • (fitil) (plural فتایل‎)

  1. wick, especially a candlewick
    Synonyms: چراغ‎ (çirag), سراج‎ (sirac)
  2. seton, silk threads which induce suppuration
  3. fuse, a match of some combustible material
  4. any loosely twisted cord

Derived terms

  • فتیللو‎ (fitilli, “provided with a wick or fuse”)

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