زهروی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Adjective form of Arabic زُهْرَة (zuhra, “Venus”). Formed like vénérien but attested in the 14th century so older than the French word.

Adjective

زهروی • (zührevi) (feminine زهرویه (zühreviye))

  1. (pathology) venereal (related to diseases of the genitals)
    • 1924 August 18, “خسته‌لقلی قادینلر [hastalıklı kadınlar, Diseased women]”, in Son Telgraf, page 2:
      امراض زهرویه مفتشلری طرفندن تفتیش ایدیله‌جكلر می؟
      Emraz-i zühreviye müfettişleri tarafından teftiş edileçekler mi?
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Descendants

  • Turkish: zührevi

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