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selictar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
selic-tar
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The swordbearer of a Turkish chief; a member of a Turkish cavalry corps.

Etymology

Corrupt from Ottoman Turkish سلاحدار (silahdar, literally “weapon-bearer”), the first part being the Arabic سِلَاح (silāḥ, “weapon”) and the second the Persian ـدار (-dâr, “bearer”) suffix.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: سلاحدار, سِلَاح, ـدار, س ل ح

Inflected Forms

selictars (plural)

Questions

What does selictar mean?
The swordbearer of a Turkish chief; a member of a Turkish cavalry corps.
Where does selictar come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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