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)

effort, endeavor, a determined or assiduous attempt towards a specific goal
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)

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