شاهتره

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • شاختره (şahtere)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian شاهتره (šâhtare); equivalent to شاه (şah, shah) +‎ تره (tere, garden cress).

Noun

شاهتره • (şahtere) (definite accusative شاهتره‌یی (şahtereyi), plural شاهتره‌لر (şahtereler))

  1. fumitory, any herbaceous flowering plant of the genus Fumaria, specifically Fumaria officinalis
    Synonym: پنیره (penire)

Descendants

  • Turkish: şahtere

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