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))

  1. tughra

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

 

Readings
Classical reading? tuġrā
Dari reading? tuġrā
Iranian reading? toġrâ
Tajik reading? tuġro

Noun

طغرا • (toġrâ) (plural طغراها)

  1. tughra [from 11th c.]
  2. (dated) A counter for bills and other signed documents.

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