عرصه
See also: عرصة
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic عَرْصَة (ʕarṣa).
Noun
عرصه • (arsa)
- vacant lot
- courtyard
- field
Descendants
- Turkish: arsa
Further reading
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “arsa”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “arsa”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عَرْصَة (ʕarṣa)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔaɾ.sa]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäɾ.sä]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔäɾ.sä]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔäɾ.sä]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæɹ.se]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäɾ.sä]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | arsa |
| Dari reading? | arsa |
| Iranian reading? | arse |
| Tajik reading? | arsa |
Noun
عرصه • ('arse) (plural عَرَصات ('arasât))
- court, square, area, open space
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 2652:
- در فراخی عرصهی آن پاک جان / تنگ آمد عرصهی هفت آسمان
- dar farâxi 'arsa-yi-ân pâk jân / tang âmad 'arsa-yi haft âsmân
- In comparison with the spaciousness of the range of that pure spirit (Adam), the expanse of the seven heavens became narrow.
- field, battlefield
- board, chessboard
References
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “عرصه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
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