انفیه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Pseudo-Arabism, derived from أَنْف (ʔanf, “nose”) +‎ ـِيَّة (-iyya)

Noun

انفیه • (enfiye)

  1. snuff (tobacco product)
    Synonym: بورون اوتی (burun otu)

Descendants
  • Turkish: enfiye
  • → Armenian: էնֆիյե (ēnfiye)

Further reading
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “enfiye”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “انفیه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 164
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “enfiye”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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