Ottoman Turkish

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مرمر

Etymology

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Borrowed from either Persian مرمر (marmar) or Arabic مرمر (marmar), both from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros, marble).

Noun

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مرمر (mermer) (definite accusative مرمری (mermeri), plural مرمرلر (mermerler))

  1. marble, a metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone
    Synonym: رخام (ruham)
  2. (by extension) slab, block, or object made of marble
  3. cement or plaster used as a last coating for inner walls

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: mermer
  • Armenian: մէռմէռ (mēṙmēṙ)
  • Macedonian: мермер (mermer)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: ме̏рмер
    Latin script: mȅrmer

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Persian

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Dari مرمر
Iranian Persian
Tajik мармар

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? marmar
Dari reading? marmar
Iranian reading? marmar
Tajik reading? marmar

Noun

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مرمر (marmar)

  1. marble (stone)

Descendants

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