sebze

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سبزه‎ (sebze), from Persian ‎ (sabze). Nişanyan proposes Persian ‎ (sabzi, “greenness”) instead. In either case, from Persian ‎ (sabz, “green”).

Noun

sebze (definite accusative sebzeyi, plural sebzeler)

vegetable (a plant raised for some edible part of it)

Derived terms

sebzeci

References

Kélékian, Diran (1911), “سبزه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 663
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “sebze”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “سبزه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1035
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “سبزی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1035

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