اسیرجی

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From اسیر (esir, “captive, prisoner; slave”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

اسیرجی • (esirci)

  1. slaver, slave trader, slavedealer, a person who buys and sells people as slaves

Derived terms

  • اسیرجیلك (esircilik, “occupation of a slaver”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: esirci
  • → Romanian: isirgiu

Further reading

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