شمامه

See also: شمامة

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • شمام (şemmam), شمانه (şemane)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَمَّامَة (šammāma), singulative of شَمَّام (šammām, “apple melon”).

Noun

شمامه • (şemame or şemama) (definite accusative شمامه‌یی (şemameyi, şemamayı), plural شمامه‌لر (şemameler, şemamalar))

  1. apple melon, a fragrant, but tasteless melon of the variety Cucumis melo var. dudaim
  2. ball or pastille held in the hand for its perfume, originally made from the apple melon

Derived terms

  • شمامه كبی (şemame gibi, “sickly, weak in health”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: şamama

Further reading

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