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ottoman¹
- /ˈɑtəmən/ US
- /ˈɒtəmən/ UK
Where it comes from
From Ottoman in the early 19th century; so named because reclining on a couch was associated with Middle Eastern customs.
noun ottomans
- An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc. In the middle of the room there is a big ottoman; and this, with the carpet, the Morris wall-papers, and the Morris chintz window curtains and brocade covers of the ottoman and its cushions, supply all the ornament, and are much too handsome to be hidden by odds and ends of useless things.
- A low stool or thick cushion used to rest the feet or as a seat. This ottoman is set on casters, and is a great convenience for holding articles, while serving also as a seat.
- A fabric with a pronounced ribbed or corded effect, often made of silk or a mixture of cotton and silk-like yarns.
Ottoman²
- /ˈɑtəmən/ US
- /ˈɒtəmən/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French Ottoman (“Osman”), borrowed from Italian Ottomano, borrowed from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān). Doublet of Osman and Uthman.
proper noun Otoman · Othoman
- Osman I (d. 1323/4), founder of the Ottoman Empire. In the beginning of this yere Sulton Solyman Pac called yͤ great Turke which was but the. viii. of the ligne of Ottoman, the firſt that toke vpō hym to be a great capitain or ruler […]
- Osman II (1604–1622), sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1618 until his death. And in the year 1618. (when Ottoman the ſecond (who ſucceeded his Uncle Muſtapha) was unſuccessful in his war againſt Poland, and was therefore ſlain by his Janizaries) […]
- Osman III (1699–1757), sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1754 until his death. Ottoman III.
noun Ottomans · Otoman · Othoman
- A member of the Ottoman dynasty. […] the Ottomans were a dynasty like every other, subject to the same laws of the rise and fall of states.
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A citizen of the Ottoman Empire.
Nearly 250,000 Ottomans of various military ranks were taken captive by the Allied forces during World War I, which was referred to in Turkish variously as Büyük Harp, Cihan Harbi and Harb-i Umumi (or simply Seferberlik among the older generation of Turks) until World War II.
Similar: Osman, Osmanian, Osmanli, Ottomanian
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An ethnic Turk of the Ottoman Empire.
Similar: Osman, Osmanian, Osmanli, Ottomanian
adjective Otoman · Othoman
Ottoman³
- /ˈɑtəmən/ US
- /ˈɒtəmən/ UK
Where it comes from
Ellipsis of Ottoman Turkish.
proper noun Otoman · Othoman
- The Ottoman Turkish language. […] translated into Ottoman by a certain Mehmed Efendi […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: footstool, footrest, pouf, pouffe, hassock, seat, poof, turk, usman, osman, othman, tuffet, settee, daybed, sofa, chaise
Translations
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noun sofa — see also sofa
| 日本語 | オットマン ottoman |
|---|---|
| Português | pufe |
| Français | divan, ottomane |
| Deutsch | Ottomane, Canapé, Couch |
| Русский | пуф puf, оттома́нка ottománka, софа́ sofá, дива́н diván, куше́тка kušétka, тахта́ taxtá |
noun low stool
| 한국어 | 오토만 otoman |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | オットマン ottoman |
| 中文 | 搁脚凳 gējiáodèng |
| Português | pufe |
| Français | pouf |
| Deutsch | Polsterhocker, Sitzkissen, Ottomane |
| Русский | пуф puf, пу́фик púfik |
| עברית | הֲדוֹם hadóm |
name archaic form of Osman — see also Osman
| Français | Ottoman |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Ottomanus |
| Italiano | Ottomano |
| Русский | Оттома́н Ottomán |
noun citizen of the Ottoman Empire
| Español | otomano, osmanlí |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오스만 oseuman, 오토만 otoman |
| 日本語 | オスマン osuman, オットマン ottoman |
| 中文 | 奧斯曼人 /奥斯曼人 Àosīmànrén, 鄂圖曼人 /鄂图曼人 Ètúmànrén |
| हिन्दी | उस्मानी usmānī |
| Português | otomano, osmandi |
| Français | Ottoman, Ottomane |
| Deutsch | Osmane, Osmanin |
| Italiano | osmanli |
| Ελληνικά | Οθωμανός Othomanós, Οθωμανή Othomaní |
| Română | osmanlâu, osmanlâi |
| Русский | осма́н osmán, осма́нка osmánka, оттома́н ottomán, оттома́нка ottománka |
| العربية | عُثْمَانِيّ ʕuṯmāniyy, عُثْمَانِيَّة ʕuṯmāniyya |
adj of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire
| Español | otomano, osmanlí |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오스만 oseuman, 오토만 otoman |
| 日本語 | オスマン osuman, オットマン ottoman |
| 中文 | 奧斯曼 /奥斯曼 Àosīmàn, 鄂圖曼 /鄂图曼 Ètúmàn |
| हिन्दी | उस्मानी usmānī |
| Português | otomano, osmandi |
| Français | ottoman |
| Deutsch | osmanisch, ottomanisch |
| Italiano | osmanico, osmanli |
| Ελληνικά | οθωμανικός othomanikós |
| Română | otoman, osmanlâi |
| Русский | осма́нский osmánskij, оттома́нский ottománskij |
| Tiếng Việt | Ô-xman, Ôt-tôman |
| العربية | عُثْمَانِيّ ʕuṯmāniyy |
| עברית | עות׳מאני otamaní |
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