جثه

See also: جثہ, جثة, and خپه

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جُثَّة (juṯṯa, corpse, body).

Noun

جثه • (cüsse) (definite accusative جثه‌یی (cüsseyi), plural جثث (cüses) or اجثاث (ecsâs))

  1. body, the physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism
    Synonyms: بدن (beden), تن (ten), جسم (cism), وجود (vücûd)
  2. corpse, cadaver, a dead body, especially that of a human as opposed to an animal
    Synonyms: جنازه (cenâze), میت (meyt), نعش (naʼaş)
  3. build, physique, the natural constitution, or physical structure, of a living thing

Derived terms

  • جثه‌دار (cüssedar, material, corporeal)
  • جثه‌لی (cüsseli, corpulent, bulky)
  • عظیم الجثه (’azim el-cüsse, corpulent, bulky)

Descendants

  • Turkish: cüsse

Further reading

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic جُثَّة (juṯṯa).

Pronunciation

  • (Iran) IPA(key): [d͡ʒosˈse]

Noun

جثه • (josse) (plural جثه‌ها)

  1. body
  2. corpse
  3. carcass

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic جِثَّة (jiṯṯa).

Noun

جثه • (jesse)

  1. misfortune