سجیم

Ottoman Turkish

سجیم

Alternative forms

  • سجم (sicim), سیجیم (sicim)

Etymology

Uncertain, but possibly from Classical Mongolian ᠰ‍ᠢ‍ᠴ‍ᠢ‍‍ᠮ (s‍i‍č‍i‍‍m, rope). Cognate with Azerbaijani sicim, Karachay-Balkar джиджим (cicim), Karakalpak şıjım, Nogai şıjım.

Noun

سجیم • (sicim)

  1. string, twine, any strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together
    Synonym: قنب (kınnab)

Derived terms

  • سجیم گبی (sicim gibi, copious, profuse, of rain or tears)

Descendants

  • Turkish: sicim
  • Albanian: sixhim
  • Armenian: սիճիմ (sičim)

Further reading

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