دونمه

دونمه

See also: دونمة‎ and دونمہ‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From دونمك‎ (dönmek, “to turn around”).

Noun

دونمه • (dönme)

1. someone converted, apostate, renegate
2. Dönmeh, a group of Sabbatean crypto-Jews.

Descendants

• Turkish: Dönme
• → Arabic: دُونْمَة‎ (dūnma)
• → Persian: دونمه‎ (dunme)
• → Urdu: دونمہ‎ (dūnmā)

References

• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “دونمه”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, columns 2195–2196

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Persian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دونمه‎ (Dönme)

Noun

دونمه • (dunme) (plural دونمگام‎ (dunmegân) or دونمه‌ها‎ (dunmeh-hâ))

1. Dönmeh, a group of Sabbatean crypto-Jews.