صاچمه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From صاچـ (saç-, to scatter, sprinkle) +‎ ـمه (-ma).

Noun

صاچمه • (saçma) (definite accusative صاچمه‌یی (saçmayı), plural صاچمه‌لر (saçmalar))

  1. verbal noun of صاچمق (saçmak):
    1. scattering, sprinkling, strewing, dispersion, dispersal, the act or result of dispersing
      Synonym: نثار (nisâr)
    2. scattering, a small quantity of something being dispersed or sprinkled at random points
      Synonyms: سرپندی (serpindi), صاچندی (saçındı)
    3. nonsense, baloney, gibberish, hogwash, balderdash, unintelligible speech or writing
      Synonym: صاچمه صاپان (saçma sapan)
    4. cast net, a weighted fishing net that is thrown and then pulled back via an attached line
      Synonym: صاچمه آغ (saçma ağ)
    5. buckshot, lead shot or projectiles used in shotgun cartridges suitable for hunting larger game

Adjective

صاچمه • (saçma)

  1. thrown scatteringly so as to spread out and cover a wide area of space, like a net

Derived terms

  • صاچمه آغ (saçma ağ, cast net)
  • صاچمه ایتمك (saçma etmek, to joke)
  • صاچمه صاپان (saçma sapan, nonsense, baloney)
  • صاچمه‌لامق (saçmalamak, to talk nonsense)

Descendants

  • Turkish: saçma
  • Albanian: saçme
  • Armenian: սաչմա (sačʻma)
  • Aromanian: sãčmã
  • Bulgarian: сачма́ (sačmá), съчма́ (sǎčmá)
  • Kurdish:
    Northern Kurdish: saçme
    Central Kurdish: ساچمە (saçme)
    Southern Kurdish: ساچمە (saçme)
  • Macedonian: сачма (sačma)
  • Persian: ساچمه (sâčme)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

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