آینه‌جی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From آینه (ayna, mirror) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

آینه‌جی • (aynacı)

  1. mirror-maker, a manufacturer, dealer, or seller of mirrors, looking-glasses, or the like
  2. fortune-teller who tells fortune and sees future events through a mirror or looking-glass
  3. trickster, fraud, imposter, a person who performs a trick for the purpose of unlawful gain
  4. (nautical) person or lookout man who is responsible for looking through telescopes on ships

Derived terms

  • آینه‌جیلق (aynacılık, quality and functions of a mirror-maker)

Descendants

  • Turkish: aynacı

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