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پاپاس

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Ottoman Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Greek παπάς (papás), παππάς (pappás). From the beard of the priest, or Ancient Greek πάππος (páppos, down of the chin, literally grandfather), the meanings “swab” and “door mat” developed.

Noun

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پاپاس (papas)

  1. priest, clergyman (except a Muslim one)
  2. (card games) king
  3. (nautical) swab
  4. (nautical) doormat

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: papaz
  • Armenian: Փափազյան (Pʻapʻazyan)
  • Middle Armenian: փափաս (pʻapʻas)
  • Greek: παπάζι (papázi)
  • Romanian: popaz
  • Ladino: papaz

See also

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Playing cards in Ottoman Turkish · اسقامبیل (iskambil) (layout · text)
بك (bey), برلی (birli) ایكیلی (ikili) اوچلی (üçlü) دورتلی (dörtlü) بشلی (beşli) آلتیلی (altılı) یدیلی (yedili)
سكزلی (sekizli) طقوزلی (dokuzlu) اونلی (onlu) باجاق (bacak), اوغلان (oğlan), فانتی (fanti) قیز (kız) پاپاز (papaz)

References

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