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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Pseudo-Arabism, derived from أَنْف (ʔanf, “nose”) + ـِيَّة (-iyya)
Noun
انفیه • (enfiye)
- snuff (tobacco product)
- Synonym: بورون اوتی (burun otu)
Descendants
Further reading
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “enfiye”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “انفیه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 164
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “enfiye”, in Nişanyan Sözlük