نمچه

نمچه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *němьcь (“German”). The Austrian (Habsburg) Empire was the dominant German-speaking power during the Ottoman period.

Adjective

نمچه • (nemçe)

1. Austrian (country)
2. German (language)

   Synonym: آلامانثه‎ (Alamanca)

3. Habsburg

Descendants

• → Persian: نمسا‎
• Turkish: nemçe, nemse

Noun

نمچه • (Nemçe)

1. Austrian (citizen of Austria)
2. German (language)

Descendants

• → Arabic: نَمْسَا‎ (namsā), نِمْسَا‎ (nimsā)
  • ⇒ Arabic: اَلنَّمْسَا‎ (an-namsā), اَلنِّمْسَا‎ (an-nimsā)
• Turkish: Nemçe, Nemse

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “نمچه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2104