rical

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish رجال, from Arabic رِجَال (rijāl), plural of رَجُل (rajul).

Noun

rical (definite accusative ricali, plural ricaller) (archaic)

  1. important people, dignitaries
    Synonym: erkân

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “rical”, 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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