tughra en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkish tuğra, from Ottoman Turkish طغرا (tuğra).
Meanings
- A calligraphic signature of an Ottoman sultan (and some other rulers to the present day) that was affixed to official documents, carved on his seal, and stamped on coins and inscribed on some stamps issued during his reign.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| toughra | alternative | lexicographic | |
| tughras | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
royal cypher · imperial cypher
Translations (33)
pt tugra (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · sl tugra (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · ja トゥグラ (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · sh tughra (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · ky тугра (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · it tughra (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · cmn 花押 (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · fi tughra (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · nl tughra (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · pl tugra (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · fr tuğra (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · el τουγρά (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · lv tugra (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · lt tugra (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · de Tughra (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · ru тугра (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · es tughra (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · ota طغرا (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · no tugra (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · el τουγράς (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · fa طغرا (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · el τουράς (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · tr tuğra (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · sv tugra (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · sh tugra (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · he טורה (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · bg тура (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · kk тұғра (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · uz tugʻro (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · hu tuğra (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · el τουρά (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · ar طغراء (signature of an Ottoman sultan) · th ตราพระปรมาภิไธยทูกรา (signature of an Ottoman sultan)