جانباز

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Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian جانباز (jânbâz). [1]

Noun

جَانْبَازْ (cānbāz)

  1. (literally) one who plays with their life/soul
  2. hero, valiant, brave one
    • 1360, Mevlâna Ibn Alâ, Dânişmendnâme:
      ملك دانشمند غازی، اول دین جانبازی، میدانه كیروب كافره مقابل اولدی
      mälik dānişmänd ġāzī, ol dīn cānbāzı, mäydāna girüp kāfirä muqābil oldı
      Malik Danişmand Gazi, that brave man of faith, entered the square and stood up against the kuffar
    Synonym: یكد (yigid)
  3. someone who sells alive animals

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “cambaz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

  • “canbaz”, in XIII. Yüzyılından Beri Türkiye Türkçesiyle Yazılmış Kitaplarından Toplanan Tanıklarıyle Tarama Sözlüğü (Türk Dil Kurumu yayınları; 212)‎ (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1977, page 164

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish جانباز (cānbāz), from Persian جانباز (jânbâz, “one who plays with his life, hero”).

Noun

جانباز • (canbaz or cambaz) (definite accusative جانبازی (canbazı, cambazı), plural جانبازلر (canbazlar, cambazlar))

  1. acrobat, tumbler, an athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination
  2. horsedealer, rough rider, a dealer in horses or a person who breaks in and trains them
    Synonym: آت جانبازی (at cambazı)
  3. (figurative, derogatory) sly fox, rascal, trickster, rogue, a sly, crafty, or dishonest person

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reaing

Persian

Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From جان (jân) +‎ ـباز (-bâz).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? jānbāz
Dari reading? jānbāz
Iranian reading? jânbâz
Tajik reading? jonboz

Noun

جانباز • (jânbâz) (plural جانبازان (jânbâzân) or جانبازها (jânbâz-hâ))

  1. (literally) one who would offer up their life
  2. disabled war veteran

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