صاواش

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • صواش (savaş)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *saba- (to beat, hit, fight), the same root of صاواشمق (savaşmak, to fight, quarrel, combat); cognate with Azerbaijani savaş and Turkmen söweş.

Noun

صاواش • (savaş)

  1. effort, endeavor, a determined or assiduous attempt towards a specific goal
  2. battle, fight, combat, a military action in which two or more armies are engaged
    Synonyms: اوغراش (oğraş), پرخاش (perhaş), جنك (cenk), دوگش (döğüş), ناورد (naverd)

Derived terms

  • صاواش یری (savaş yeri, battlefield)
  • صاواشجی (savaşcı, fighter, brawler)

Descendants

  • Turkish: savaş
  • Middle Armenian: սավաշ (savaš)

Further reading

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