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Osman en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɒzmən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English, from Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”).

Meanings

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Osmond, rare in English.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Osmond, notably borne by: ▸ Charles J. Osman (1851–1922), Canadian businessman and politician
  3. A surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Osmond, notably borne by: ▸ Arthur Arnold Osman (1893–1972), British nephrologist

Translations (2)

fa آزمن (Translations) · ru О́сман (Translations)

Osman en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ɒzˈmɑːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɒzmən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عثمان (osmân), from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān). Doublet of Uthman and Ottoman. Widely used as an anglicization of cognate names across the Islamic world, including Somali Cismaan, Persian عثمان (usmān /osmân), Malay Usman, and even Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān) itself.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Synonym of Ottoman.
    • […] the Osman dynasty. 1890, Studies in European History, page 7:
    • […] the Osman dynasty […] 1877, The Rise and Decay of the Rule of Islam, page 199:
    • […] the Osman dynasty […] 1854, A. Schimmelfennig, The War Between Turkey and Russia: A Military Sketch, page 16:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
ʿOs̱mân alternative, transliteration lexicographic
Othoman alternative, archaic lexicographic
Osmân alternative, transliteration lexicographic
Otoman alternative, archaic lexicographic
Oosman alternative, archaic lexicographic
Ottoman alternative, archaic lexicographic

Relateds

Osmaniye · Usmani · Osmanagic · Uthmanic · Usman · Uthman · Osmanski · Osmanovic · Osman Empire · Osmanli · Cismaan · Ottoman

Synonyms

Ottoman

Osman en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ɒzˈmɑːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɒzmən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عثمان (osmân), from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān). Doublet of Uthman and Ottoman. Widely used as an anglicization of cognate names across the Islamic world, including Somali Cismaan, Persian عثمان (usmān /osmân), Malay Usman, and even Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān) itself.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of Ottoman (“member of the Ottoman dynasty”).
    • […] the Osmans were the most enduring of all the dynastic families. 2004, Historical Atlas of Empires, page 142:
  2. Synonym of Ottoman (“citizen of the Ottoman Empire”).
    • Soliman […] fetched over from the Asiatic shores 3,000 Osmans […] 1854, Survey, page 276:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Oosman alternative, archaic lexicographic
Otoman alternative, archaic lexicographic
Osmans Number=Plur lexicographic
Othoman alternative, archaic lexicographic
ʿOs̱mân alternative, transliteration lexicographic
Ottoman alternative, archaic lexicographic
Osmân alternative, transliteration lexicographic

Synonyms

Ottoman · Ottoman

Translations (5)

fr Osman (member of the Ottoman dynasty — see also Ottoman) · tr Osmanlı (citizen of the Ottoman Empire — see also Ottoman) · ru Осма́н (member of the Ottoman dynasty — see also Ottoman) · fr Osman (citizen of the Ottoman Empire — see also Ottoman) · tr Osmanlı (member of the Ottoman dynasty — see also Ottoman)

Osman en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ɒzˈmɑːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɒzmən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عثمان (osmân), from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān). Doublet of Uthman and Ottoman. Widely used as an anglicization of cognate names across the Islamic world, including Somali Cismaan, Persian عثمان (usmān /osmân), Malay Usman, and even Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān) itself.

Meanings

  1. A male given name from Ottoman Turkish [in turn from Arabic], notably borne by: ▸ Osman I (d. 1323/4), founder of the Ottoman Empire.
  2. A male given name from Ottoman Turkish [in turn from Arabic], notably borne by: ▸ Osman II (1604–1622), sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1618 until his death.
  3. A male given name from Ottoman Turkish [in turn from Arabic], notably borne by: ▸ Osman III (1699–1757), sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1754 until his death.
  4. A male given name from Iranian Persian
  5. A surname.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Otoman alternative, archaic lexicographic
Oosman alternative, archaic lexicographic
Othoman alternative, archaic lexicographic
Osmân alternative, transliteration lexicographic
Ottoman alternative, archaic lexicographic
ʿOs̱mân alternative, transliteration lexicographic

Deriveds

Osmanic · Osmanid · Osmanian

Translations (10)

de Osman (male given name) · tr Osman (male given name) · it Osman (male given name) · bg Осма́н (male given name) · el Οσμάν (male given name) · fr Osman (male given name) · cmn 奧斯曼 /奥斯曼 (male given name) · ru Осма́н (male given name) · bn ওসমান (male given name) · ota عثمان (male given name)