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)

Austrian (country)
German (language)
Synonym: آلامانثه (Alamanca)
Habsburg

Descendants

→ Persian: نمسا
Turkish: nemçe, nemse

Noun

نمچه • (Nemçe)

Austrian (citizen of Austria)
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

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