چرچوه

Ottoman Turkish

چرچوه

Alternative forms

  • چرچیوه (çerçive)
  • չէրչէվէ (çerçeve), չէրչիվէ (çerçive) Armeno-Turkish

Etymology

Vulgarized form of Persian چار چوبه (čâr čube, four sticks; quadrilateral), from چار (čâr, four) + چوبه (čube, stick, staff, shaft).

Noun

چرچوه • (çerçeve)

  1. frame, any rigid, rectangular mounting for paper, paintings, slate, etc.
  2. sash, casement, the opening part of a window containing the windowpanes
  3. doorframe, doorcase, the architectural frame into which a door is fitted
    Synonym: سوا (sıva, süva)

Derived terms

  • چرچوه كاغدی (çerçeve kâğıdı, paper used in lieu of glass)
  • چرچوه‌جی (çerçeveci, framer)
  • چرچوه‌لتمك (çerçeveletmek, to make or let be framed)
  • چرچوه‌لمك (çerçevelemek, to frame)
  • چرچوه‌لنمك (çerçevelenmek, to be framed)
  • چرچوه‌لی (çerçeveli, framed)

Descendants

  • Turkish: çerçeve
  • Armenian: չէրչիվէ (čʻērčʻivē), չարչվա (čʻarčʻva)
  • Romanian: cercevea

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