حجامت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَجَامَة (ḥajāma, “cupping”).

Noun

حجامت • (hacâmet or hacâmat) (definite accusative حجامتی (hacâmeti), plural حجامتلر (hacâmetler))

  1. (medicine) cupping, the operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot

Derived terms

  • حجامت اولمق (hacâmet olmak, “to be cupped, scarified”)
  • حجامت ایتمك (hacâmet etmek, “to cup, scarify”)
  • حجامت بوینوزی (hacâmet boynuzu, “cupping horn”)
  • حجامت زنبركی (hacâmet zembereği, “cupper's spring lancet box”)
  • حجامت شیشه‌سی (hacâmet şişesi, “cupping glass”)
  • حجامتجی (hacâmetci, “cupper, scarificator”)
  • عرب حجامتی (ʼarab hacâmeti, “scarification with a razor”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: hacamat

Further reading

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