عیواض

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِيوَاض (ʕīwāḍ), alteration of عِوَض (ʕiwaḍ, “substitute”). Doublet of عوض (ʼivâz, “substitute, replacement”).

Noun

عیواض • (ʼayvaz) (definite accusative عیواضی (ʼayvazı), plural عیواضلر (ʼayvazlar))

  1. cook-servant, one who is hired to carry food from the kitchen in large mansions and palaces

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: ayvaz

Further reading

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