cerrah

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish جراح (cerrah), from Arabic جَرَّاح (jarrāḥ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒeɾ.ˈrɑh/, [d͡ʒe̞ɾ̞̊.ˈɾ̞ɑh]
  • Hyphenation: cer‧rah

Noun[edit]

cerrah (definite accusative cerrahı, plural cerrahlar)

  1. surgeon
    Synonyms: hariciyeci, operatör
    Mengene gibi bir el, cerrahın yakasına yapışınca zavallının dizlerinin bağı çözülecek gibi oldu.
    When a clamp-like hand grabbed the surgeon by the collar, the poor man's legs turned to jelly.
  2. (obsolete) one who heals small wounds

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References[edit]

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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