اجذام

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِجْذَام (ʔijḏām).

Noun

اجذام • (iczâm) (definite accusative اجذامی (iczâmı), plural اجذاملر (iczâmlar))

  1. amputation, the surgical removal of all or part of a limb
    Synonym: قطع عضو (katʼ-ı uzv)
  2. resolution, a firm decision or an official decision

Descendants

  • Turkish: iczam

Further reading

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