صنعتكار

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Compound of صنعت (sanʼat, “art, trade, craft”) +‎ كار (kâr, “work, job, occupation”). Compare Azerbaijani sənətkar, Northern Kurdish sinetkar, Uyghur سەنئەتكار (sen'etkar) and Uzbek san'atkor for similar formations.

Noun

صنعتكار • (sanʼatkâr) (definitive accusative صنعتكاری (sanʼatkârı), plural صنعتكارلر (sanʼatkârlar))

  1. artisan, craftsman, a person who creates objects partly or entirely by hand
    Synonym: صانع (saniʼ)
  2. artist, a person who creates art as an occupation, like a sculptor or painter

Derived terms

  • صنعتكارانه (sanʼatkârane, “artistically”)
  • صنعتكارلق (sanʼatkârlık, “artistry; artisanry”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: sanatkâr

Further reading

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