مهموز

Ottoman Turkish

مهموزلر

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic مِهْمَاز‎ (mihmāz, “prod, spur”), probably through Persian مهمیز‎ (mahmiz).

Noun

مهموز • (mahmuz)

  1. spur, a rigid implement fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse

Derived terms

  • خروس مهموزی‎ (horos mahmuzu, “cockspur”)
  • مهموزلمق‎ (mahmuzlamak, “to spur”)
  • مهموزلو‎ (mahmuzlu, “furnished with spurs”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: mahmuz
  • → Albanian: mamuz
  • → Armenian: մահմուզ (mahmuz)
  • → Hungarian: mamuz
  • → Macedonian: мамуза (mamuza)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: màmuza

Further reading

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