Where does “نبطشي” come from?
نبطشي (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish نوبتجی, from Ottoman Turkish نوبت, from Classical Persian نوبت, from Arabic نوبة, from Arabic نَابَ — to afflict, to occur; to represent, to act as a...
نبطشي (Egyptian Arabic): guard, watchman, patrolman
Definitions
- guard, watchman, patrolman
Ancestry of “نبطشي”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | نوبتجی | guard, patrol, man who keeps watch |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | نوبت | guard, patrol, watch, the act of guarding and observing someone or something |
| 3 | Classical Persian | نوبت | — |
| 4 | Arabic | نوبة | change, alteration, shift, rotation; turn; time,... |
| 5 | Arabic | نَابَ | to afflict, to occur; to represent, to act as a... |