ecza

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اجزا (ecza), from Arabic أَجْزَاء (ʔajzāʔ), plural of جُزْء (juzʔ). Originally a plural form, it now has its own plural.

Noun

ecza (definite accusative eczayı, plural eczalar)

  1. (obsolete) Arabic plural of cüz.
  2. drugs, chemicals

Derived terms
  • eczacı
  • eczacılık
  • eczalı
  • eczane

References
  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “اجرا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 52
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ecza”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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