عطرجی
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From عطر (ʼıtr, ʼıtır, “perfume”) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).
Noun
عطرجی • (ʼıtrcı or ʼıtırcı)
- perfumer, scentmaker, a person who makes or sells perfumes or other scented products
- Synonym: عطار (ʼattar, ʼaktar)
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عطرجی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1306