Aromanian words from Turkish
9 Aromanian words with Turkish in their history, whether borrowed directly or passed on through other languages.
anamã
1. The church wine is borrowed from Modern Greek νάμα (náma, “communion wine”), in the spoken form with initial a- that Nikolaidis gives, ἀνᾶμα (anáma), from Byzantine νάμα (náma). Papahagi glosses…
at
1. The horse is borrowed from Turkish at (“horse”). Eren finds the word, for an animal that is ridden or draws or carries loads, in all the old and modern Turkic dialects. The Turkish word has…
camã
It is borrowed from Turkish kama (“two-edged dagger”), a word that spread through the Balkans: Papahagi compares Modern Greek κάμα (káma) and Albanian kamë, both from Turkish, and Polenaković adds…
cãsãbã
It is borrowed from Turkish kasaba (“small town, borough”), from Ottoman Turkish قصبه (kasaba), from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba). Nikolaidis compares Modern Greek κασαμπάς (kasampás), itself from…
em
It is borrowed from Turkish hem (“and, also; and then”), from Persian هم (ham, “also, too”). The Turkish word, too, is used doubled, as Aromanian uses it. Megleno-Romanian em has the same source…
has
1. The adjective "fine" is borrowed from Turkish has, according to Papahagi. He refers to the synonym hascu, which he derives from Greek. 2. The ace is borrowed from Modern Greek άσος (ásos, “ace”)…
nai
1. The adverb is borrowed from Bulgarian най (naj, “most, forming superlatives”). Papahagi notes that it belongs to the northern Aromanian varieties and that it is synonymous with cama and dip, so…
top
It is borrowed from Turkish top (“ball, round object; roll; cannon”). Polenaković gives the Turkish word with all the senses of the Aromanian one and lists the same loan in the neighbouring…
yirã
It is borrowed from Turkish yara (“wound”), which in Turkish means a cut opened in the body. Polenaković compares Bulgarian яра (jara). Geagea takes it instead from Modern Greek γιαράς (giarás…