Ottoman Definition
Other Word Forms of Ottoman
Noun
Origin of Ottoman
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From Middle French Ottoman, from post-classical Latin Ottomanus, from Ottoman Turkish عثمان, from Arabic personal name عثمان (ʿuthmān). Osman is the Turkish spelling of the male Arabic given name Uthman, therefore the Ottoman Empire is sometimes referred to as the Osman Empire, Osmanic Empire, or Osmanian Empire, after Osman I.
From Wiktionary
French from New Latin ottomanus ultimately (perhap influenced by Medieval Latin turcomannus Turkmen) from Arabic ‘uṯmānī of Osman I, Ottoman from ‘uṯmān original Arabic form and source of the Turkish male given name Osman.
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
French from New Latin ottomanus ultimately (perhap influenced by Medieval Latin turcomannus Turkmen) from Arabic ‘uṯmānī of Osman I, Ottoman from ‘uṯmān original Arabic form and source of the Turkish male given name Osman.
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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French ottomane feminine of ottoman Ottoman Ottoman
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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