afacan

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آفاجان (afacan). Redhouse and Kelekian derive the word from Persian آفت جان (âfat-i jân). Nişanyan says the origin is unknown.

Adjective

afacan

  1. clever
  2. mischievous, impish

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “afacan”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “آفاجان”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 25b
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “afacan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “آفاجان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 153a
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