عروسک

عروسک

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian عروسک‎, diminutive of Arabic عَرُوس‎ (ʿarūs, “bride”).

Noun

عروسک • (arusek)

1. Diminutive of عروس‎ (fiancée, bride)
2. a girl's doll
3. a brightly colored kind of mother of pearl
4. firefly; glowworm

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “عروسک”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 844
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “عروسک”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1296

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Persian

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔæɾuːˈsækʲ]
• (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [æɾuːˈsækʲ]

Noun

عروسک • ('arusak) (plural عروسکان‎ ('arusakân) or عروسک‌ها‎ ('arusak-hâ))

1. doll
2. puppet