طغرا
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *tuġraġ (“omen, sign, symbol”). Possibly related with *tuġ (“banner, spearhead symbol”).[1]
Noun
طغرا • (tuğra) (plural طغرالر (tuğralar))
Derived terms
- طغرائی (tuğrâî)
- طغراكش (tuğrâ-keş)
- طغرانویس (tuğra-nüvîs)
Descendants
- Turkish: tuğra
- → Armenian: թուռա (tʻuṙa), թուրա (tʻura)
References
Persian
Alternative forms
- طغری
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkic. Attested since Seljuk times in the eleventh century.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /tuɣˈɾaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰʊɣɾɑ́ː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰoɢɹɒ́ː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰuʁɾɔ́]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | tuġrā |
| Dari reading? | tuġrā |
| Iranian reading? | toġrâ |
| Tajik reading? | tuġro |
Noun
طغرا • (toġrâ) (plural طغراها)
- tughra [from 11th c.]
- (dated) A counter for bills and other signed documents.
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “طغرا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim