sedef

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish صدف (sedef), from Arabic صَدَف (ṣadaf).

Noun

sèdef m (Cyrillic spelling сѐдеф)

  1. nacre, mother-of-pearl
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سدف (sedef), from Persian سداب (sadâb).

Noun

sèdef m (Cyrillic spelling сѐдеф)

  1. common rue (Ruta graveolens)
Declension

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish صدف (sedef), from Arabic صَدَف (ṣadaf).

Noun

sedef (definite accusative sedefi, plural sedefler)

  1. nacre, mother-of-pearl

References

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سدف (sedef), from Persian سداب (sadâb).

Noun

sedef (definite accusative sedefi, plural sedefler)

  1. common rue (Ruta graveolens)