اورمان

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *orman (“forest”); cognate with Azerbaijani orman, Bashkir урман (urman), Chuvash вӑрман (vărman), Kazakh орман (orman), Kyrgyz ормон (ormon), Turkmen ormon, Uyghur ئورمان (orman) and Uzbek oʻrmon.

Noun

اورمان • (orman) (definite accusative اورمانی (ormanı), plural اورمانلر (ormanlar))

  1. forest, wood, a dense and uncultivated area of trees and undergrowth
    Synonyms: بیشه (bişe), میشه (meşe)

Derived terms

  • اورمان قولجیسی (orman kolcusu, “forest ranger”)
  • اورمان كبابی (orman kebabı, “roast prepared over a wood fire”)
  • اورمان پركاری (orman pergeri, “forest compass”)
  • اورمانجی (ormancı, “forest guard”)
  • اورمانلق (ormanlık, “thickly wooded”)
  • اورمانلو (ormanlı, “woody, wooded”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: orman
  • → Armenian: օռման (ōṙman) — Constantinople

Further reading

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