معدنجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From معدن (maʼden, “mine; mineral, metal, ore”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, -cu, occupational suffix).

Noun

معدنجی • (maʼdenci)

  1. miner, mineworker, a person who works in a mine and extracts ore, coal, chalk, clay or other minerals from the earth through mining
    Synonym: لغمجی (lağımcı)
  2. mineralogist, an expert in mineralogy specialized in the scientific study of the properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts

Descendants

  • Turkish: madenci
  • → Armenian: մատէնճի (matēnči), ⇒ Մատենճյան (Matenčyan)

Further reading

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