نشانجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From نشان (nişan, sign, mark, target) + ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

نشانجی • (nişancı)

  1. marksman, sharpshooter, a person skilled at hitting targets
  2. former title of an officer of the Ottoman Government, whose duty is to inscribe the Sultan's imperial cypher over all imperial letters-patent.

Descendants

  • Turkish: nişancı
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨਚੀ (niśāncī)
    Shahmukhi script: نشانجی (niśāncī)

Further reading

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