پاسقالیه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Greek Πασχαλιά (Paschaliá, “Eastertide”).

Alternative forms

• پاسقلیه (paskalya), پاسخالیه (pashalya), پصقالیه (paskalya), پصقلیه (paskalya), پاسقلیا (paskalya)

Noun

پاسقالیه • (paskalya)

1. (Christianity) Easter

   Synonym: زادیگ (Zadig)

2. any major Christian festivity

   بیوك پاسقالیه ― büyük paskalya ― Easter (literally: great paskalya)

   كوچوك پاسقالیه ― küçük paskalya ― Christmas (literally: small paskalya)

Derived terms

• پاسقالیه‌لق (paskalyalık, “Easter habits”)

Etymology 2

From Greek πασχαλιά (paschaliá, “common lilac”).

Noun

پاسقالیه • (paskalya)

1. (usually with چیچگی (çiçeği)) common lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

   Synonym: لیلاق (leylak)

2. (usually with چیچگی (çiçeği)) common daisy (Bellis perennis)

Descendants

• Turkish: paskalya

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “پاسقالیه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 433
• Hindoglu, Artin (1838) “پاسقالیه”, in Hazine-i lûgat ou dictionnaire abrégé turc-français‎^[2], Vienna: F. Beck, page 101b
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “پاسقالیه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[3], Constantinople: Mihran, page 313