хъама

Ossetian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قامه (kama, “a type of double-edged dagger”).

Noun

хъама • (qama)

1. dagger

See also

• хъӕма (qæma) (Digor)

References

• Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press
• Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “хъама”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir