Turkoman

or �ճܰ�·��·��

[ tur-kuh-muhn ]

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noun

plural Turkomans.

a member of a Turkish people consisting of a group of tribes that inhabit the region near the Aral Sea and parts of Iran and Afghanistan.
Turkmen.

Turkoman

/ ˈ��ɜː��ə��ə�� /

noun

-mans-men a member of a formerly nomadic people of central Asia, now living chiefly in Turkmenistan and in NE Iran
the Turkmen language

adjective

of or relating to this people or their language

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Turkoman¹

< Medieval Latin Turcomannus < Persian �ٳܰ��쳾�� Turkmen

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Turkoman¹

C16: from Medieval Latin Turcomannus , from Persian �ٳܰ��ܳ�� resembling a Turk, from turk Turk + ��Ի岹�� to be like

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The fabric quarter was a mountain of rolled Persian rugs, Turkoman towels, and Chinese silk.

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But the evacuation order from Israel’s military on Tuesday for the Zaytoun and Turkoman neighborhoods of Gaza City raised the possibility of further military moves in the north.

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A destroyed statue of a mythical Kurdish hero is a reminder of the plunder of the city after its capture earlier this year by Arab and Turkoman rebels backed by Turkish tanks, from Kurdish rebels.

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The jihadists hardly put up a fight and local Arabs and Turkoman welcomed the Turks as liberators.

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Turkomans in Kirkuk even rallied to protect Kurdish homes.

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Turko-Turkoman rug

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