Ottoman Definition

ŏtə-mən
ottomans
noun
ottomans
A low, cushioned seat without a back or arms.
Webster's New World
A Turk belonging to the tribe or family of Osman; Othman.
Webster's New World
A kind of couch or divan, with or without a back.
Webster's New World
A low, cushioned footstool.
Webster's New World
A corded fabric of silk, rayon, etc., with wide, flat ribs.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Turkish.
Webster's New World
Of the Ottoman Empire.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people, language, or culture.
American Heritage
Turkish.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Ottoman

Noun

Singular:
ottoman
Plural:
ottomans

Origin of Ottoman

  • 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

  • French ottomane feminine of ottoman Ottoman Ottoman

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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