مرمر

Ottoman Turkish

مرمر

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مرمر (marmar) or Arabic مرمر (marmar), both from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros, “marble”).

Noun

مرمر • (mermer)

  1. marble, a metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone
    Synonym: رخام (ruham)
  2. (by extension) slab, block, or object made of marble
  3. cement or plaster used as a last coating for inner walls

Derived terms

  • صو مرمری (su mermeri, “stalactite; stalagmite”)
  • مرمر اوجاغی (mermer ocağı, “marble quarry”)
  • مرمر قازمق (mermer kazmak, “to engrave on marble”)
  • مرمر كیرجی (mermer kireci, “lime from burnt marble”)
  • مرمرجی (mermerci, “marble worker”)
  • مرمرلك (mermerlik, “place paved with marble”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: mermer
  • → Armenian: մէռմէռ (mēṙmēṙ)
  • → Macedonian: мермер (mermer)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: ме̏рмер
    Latin script: mȅrmer

Further reading

Persian

Dari مرمر
Iranian Persian
Tajik мармар

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mäɾ.mǽɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mäɾ.mǽɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mäɾ.mǽɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? marmar
Dari reading? marmar
Iranian reading? marmar
Tajik reading? marmar

Noun

مرمر • (marmar)

  1. marble (stone)

Descendants

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