derman

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See also: Derman

Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish درمان (derman, remedy).[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

derman m (plural dermane)

  1. (colloquial) remedy, cure; solution, way
    Synonyms: shërim; shpëtim, zgjidhje
    Nuk po gjej derman!
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “dermán”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 64
  2. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “derman”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 129

Further reading[edit]

  • “derman”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 315a

Northern Kurdish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Related to Persian درمان (darmân)

Noun[edit]

derman m

  1. medicine (substance which promotes healing)

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from Ottoman Turkish درمان (derman), from Persian درمان (darmân).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dæɾ.ˈman/, /dɛɾ-/
  • Hyphenation: der‧man
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

derman (definite accusative dermanı, plural dermanlar)

  1. vigour, strength
    Synonyms: güç, mecal, takat
  2. remedy, medicine
    Synonyms: çare, deva, ilaç
  3. solution, way out
    Synonym: çare

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