بطمان

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

From Proto-Oghuz *patmān, from Middle Persian (ptmʾn' /⁠paymān⁠/, measure, period; moderation; treaty), Compare Persian پیمان (peymân, pledge; pact; agreement; contract).

Noun

بطمان (batman)

  1. A unit of weight varying by location, time, and item from 2–8 okas (about 2.5–10 kg).

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References

  • Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “بطمن”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 843
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بطمان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 370a
  • Redhouse, J. W., Wells, Charles (1880) Redhouse's Turkish Dictionary, in Two Parts, English and Turkish, and Turkish and English, 2nd edition, London: Bernard Quartch, 15 Piccadilly, page 480b