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Where does “hadım” come from?

hadım (Turkish) comes from Arabic خادم, from Arabic خَدَمَ — to serve.

hadım (Turkish): eunuch

Definitions

  1. eunuch

Ancestry of “hadım”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخادمdomestic servant or manservant maidservant;...
2Arabicخَدَمَto serve

Words derived from “hadım”

  • hadımlık
Every word from Arabic خَدَمَ →