ateşperest

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آتشپرست, from Classical Persian آتش‌پرست (âtaš-parast). By surface analysis, ateş +‎ -perest.

Noun

ateşperest (definite accusative ateşperesti, plural ateşperestler)

1. fire-worshipper

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ateşperest”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “آتش‌پرست”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 19