namlu

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish ناملو (namlu), from older ناملی (namlı), by metathesis from Byzantine Greek [Term?] (modern Greek λαμνί (lamní)), from Latin lamina.

Noun

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namlu (definite accusative namluyu, plural namlular)

  1. blade (part of a sword)
  2. barrel (part of a gun)

Derived terms

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References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “namlu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ناملو”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2067
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN