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Ottoman.

Archaic form of Osman, the name borne by

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈɑtəmən/General-American/ˈɒtəmən/Received-Pronunciation

  1. Archaic form of Osman, the name borne by Osman I (d. 1323/4), founder of the Ottoman Empire.

  2. Archaic form of Osman, the name borne by Osman II (1604–1622), sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1618 until his death.

  3. Archaic form of Osman, the name borne by Osman III (1699–1757), sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1754 until his death.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān)bor. Italian Ottomanobor. Middle French Ottomanbor. English Ottoman Borrowed from Middle French Ottoman (“Osman”), borrowed from Italian Ottomano, borrowed from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān). Doublet of Osman and Uthman.

noun/ˈɑtəmən/General-American/ˈɒtəmən/Received-Pronunciation

  1. A member of the Ottoman dynasty.

  2. A citizen of the Ottoman Empire.

  3. A citizen of the Ottoman Empire. An ethnic Turk of the Ottoman Empire.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān)bor. Italian Ottomanobor. Middle French Ottomanbor. English Ottoman Borrowed from Middle French Ottoman (“Osman”), borrowed from Italian Ottomano, borrowed from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān). Doublet of Osman and Uthman.

adj/ˈɑtəmən/General-American/ˈɒtəmən/Received-Pronunciation

  1. Of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire.

    not-comparable

  2. Of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire. Of or relating to the ethnic Turks of the Ottoman Empire.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān)bor. Italian Ottomanobor. Middle French Ottomanbor. English Ottoman Borrowed from Middle French Ottoman (“Osman”), borrowed from Italian Ottomano, borrowed from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān). Doublet of Osman and Uthman.

name/ˈɑtəmən/General-American/ˈɒtəmən/Received-Pronunciation

  1. The Ottoman Turkish language.

Where this word comes from

Ellipsis of Ottoman Turkish.

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