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Where does “سحرباز” come from?

سحرباز (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic سِحْر, from Persian باز, from Middle Persian ʾpʾc.

سحرباز (Ottoman Turkish): magician

Definitions

  1. magician

Ancestry of “سحرباز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسِحْرspell; charm; magic, sorcery
2Persianبازopen; wide; again
3Middle Persianʾpʾc—

Words derived from “سحرباز”

  • sihirbaz
  • sihirbaz
Every word from Middle Persian ʾpʾc →