Ottoman — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I)

the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːɾəmən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒtəmən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒtəmən/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːɾəmən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

footrest Ottoman Turk Osmanli pouffe hassock puff tuffet footstool Ottoman dynasty pouf

Parts of Speech

noun	a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I)
noun	the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I
noun	thick cushion used as a seat
noun	a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person
adjective	of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its culture

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ottomane

ein Türke (insbesondere ein Türke, der zum Stamm Osman I. gehört)

🇪🇸Spanish

otomano

un turco (especialmente un turco que es miembro de la tribu de Osman I)

🇮🇹Italian

ottomano

un turco (soprattutto un turco membro della tribù di Osman I)

🇳🇱Dutch

poef

een Turk (vooral een Turk die lid is van de stam van Osman I)

🇵🇹Portuguese

otomano

um turco (especialmente um turco que é membro da tribo de Osman I)

🇷🇺Russian

пуфик

турок (особенно турок, принадлежащий к племени Османа I)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तुर्क

एक तुर्क (विशेषकर एक तुर्क जो उस्मान प्रथम की जनजाति का सदस्य है)

🇧🇩Bengali

অটোমান

একজন তুর্কি (বিশেষ করে একজন তুর্কি যিনি ওসমান প্রথম গোত্রের সদস্য)

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒட்டோமான்

ஒரு துருக்கியர் (குறிப்பாக ஒஸ்மான் I இனத்தைச் சேர்ந்த துருக்கியர்)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒట్టోమన్

ఒక టర్క్ (ముఖ్యంగా ఉస్మాన్ I తెగకు చెందిన టర్క్)

🇮🇳Marathi

ऑटोमन

तुर्क (विशेषतः एक तुर्क जो उस्मान I च्या जमातीचा सदस्य आहे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓટ્ટોમન

એક તુર્ક (ખાસ કરીને તુર્ક જે ઓસ્માન I ની આદિજાતિનો સભ્ય છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಟ್ಟೋಮನ್

ತುರ್ಕಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಒಸ್ಮಾನ್ I ರ ಬುಡಕಟ್ಟಿನ ಸದಸ್ಯರಾಗಿರುವ ತುರ್ಕಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓട്ടോമൻ

ഒരു തുർക്കി (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒസ്മാൻ I ഗോത്രത്തിലെ അംഗമായ ഒരു തുർക്കി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਓਟੋਮੈਨ

ਇੱਕ ਤੁਰਕ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਇੱਕ ਤੁਰਕ ਜੋ ਓਸਮਾਨ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਦੇ ਕਬੀਲੇ ਦਾ ਮੈਂਬਰ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

عثمانی

ایک ترک (خاص طور پر ایک ترک جو قبیلہ عثمان اول کا رکن ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

奥斯曼

土耳其人（尤其是奥斯曼一世部落成员的土耳其人）

🇯🇵Japanese

オットマン

トルコ人（特にオスマン1世の部族の一員であるトルコ人）

🇰🇷Korean

오토만

투르크족(특히 오스만 1세 부족에 속한 투르크족)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ghế dài có đệm

một người Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ (đặc biệt là một người Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ là thành viên của bộ tộc Osman I)

🇹🇭Thai

ออตโตมัน

ชาวเติร์ก (โดยเฉพาะชาวเติร์กที่เป็นสมาชิกของเผ่าออสมันที่ 1)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العثماني

تركي (وخاصة التركي الذي ينتمي إلى قبيلة عثمان الأول)

🇮🇷Persian

عثمانی

یک ترک (به ویژه ترکی که از قبیله عثمان اول است)

🇹🇷Turkish

Osmanlı

bir Türk (özellikle I. Osman'ın kabilesine mensup bir Türk)

🇮🇱Hebrew

דַרגָשׁ

טורקי (במיוחד טורקי שהוא בן שבט עוסמאן הראשון)

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