صاوات

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • صوات (savat), صواد (savad)

Etymology

Vulgarized form of Arabic سَوَاد (sawād, “black, blackness”). Doublet of سواد (sevâd, “blackness”).

Noun

صاوات • (savat) (definite accusative صاواتی (savatı), plural صاواتلر (savatlar))

  1. (metallurgy) niello, Tula work, a black mixture, usually of sulphur, copper, silver, and lead, used as an inlay on engraved or etched metal, especially silver

Derived terms

  • صاوات ایشلمك (savat işlemek, “to niello”)
  • صاوات ایشی (savat işi, “niellure”)
  • صاوات باصمه‌سی (savat basması, “niello impression”)
  • صاواتلامق (savatlamak, “to niello”)
  • صاواتلی (savatlı, “nielloed”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: savat
  • → Albanian: savat
  • → Armenian: սավաթ (savatʻ)

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