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عصام

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic عِصَام (ʕiṣām).

Noun

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عصام (ʼısam) (plural اعصمت (aʼsımet))

  1. strap, thong, a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, or the like
    Synonyms: تاصمه (tasma), سیر (seyr), قایش (kayış)
  2. kohl, stibnite, collyrium, a dark powder used as an eye makeup
    Synonyms: سرمه (sürme), كحل (köhl)

Descendants

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  • Turkish: ısam

Further reading

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