قازمه‌جی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From قازمه (kazma, “excavation, trenching; pickaxe”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

قازمه‌جی • (kazmacı)

  1. sapper, combat engineer, an engineer or a soldier engaged in attacking, destroying, or building fortifications, bridges, and roads
    Synonym: لغمجی (lağımcı)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kazmacı
  • → Armenian: խազմաճի (xazmači), ⇒ Գազմաճյան (Gazmačyan)

Further reading

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