قازمه

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Ottoman Turkish

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قازمه

Etymology

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From قازـ (kaz-, to dig, grave) +‎ ـمه (-ma).

Noun

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قازمه (kazma)

  1. verbal noun of قازمق (kazmak):
    1. digging, excavation, trenching, the act of digging out
    2. pickaxe, a heavy iron tool used to break stones or rocks
      Synonyms: صاقور (sakur), فاس (fas), كلنك (külünk)

Descendants

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  • Turkish: kazma
  • Adyghe: къазмэ (qazmɛ)
  • Albanian: kazmë
  • Arabic: قَزَم (qazam, dwarf)
  • Armenian: խազմա (xazma)
  • North Levantine Arabic: قَزْمَة (ʔazmi)
  • North Mesopotamian Arabic: قَزْمَة (qazma)
  • Egyptian Arabic: قَزْمَة (gazma)
  • South Levantine Arabic: قَزْمَة (gazma)
  • Kurdish:
    Northern Kurdish: qazme (pick (digging tool))
    Central Kurdish: قازمە (qazme, pick (digging tool))
  • Romanian: cazma

Adjective

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قازمه (kazma)

  1. dug, trenched, excavated

Further reading

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