زیارتجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From زیارت (ziyâret, “visit”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

زیارتجی • (ziyâretci)

  1. visitor, visitant, someone who visits someone else, who stays as a guest, or who pays a visit to a specific place
    Synonym: زائر (zâʼir)
  2. (Islam) peregrine who performs a ziyarat, a non-obligatory pilgrimage to sites associated with Muhammad

Descendants

  • Turkish: ziyaretçi

Further reading

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