Where does “tercümeihâl” come from?

tercümeihâl (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ترجمه حال, from Persian ترجمه حال, from Persian ترجمه, from Arabic تَرْجَمَة — translation.

tercümeihâl (Turkish): a biography

Definitions

  1. a biography

Ancestry of “tercümeihâl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishترجمه حالa biography, memoir
2Persianترجمه حالbiography
3Persianترجمهtranslation
4Arabicتَرْجَمَةtranslation
Every word from Arabic تَرْجَمَة →Every word from Persian ترجمه →Every word from Persian ترجمه حال →