sebze

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سبزه‎ (sebze), from Persian سبزه‎ (sabze). Nişanyan proposes Persian سبزی‎ (sabzi, “greenness”) instead. In either case, from Persian سبز‎ (sabz, “green”).

Noun

sebze (definite accusative sebzeyi, plural sebzeler)

1. vegetable (a plant raised for some edible part of it)

Derived terms

• sebzeci

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “سبزه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 663
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “sebze”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “سبزه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1035
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “سبزی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1035