English Explanatory Dictionary

Osman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Osmond, rare in English.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Osmond, notably borne by:
  3. Charles J. Osman (1851–1922), Canadian businessman and politician
  4. Arthur Arnold Osman (1893–1972), British nephrologist
name
  1. A male given name from Ottoman Turkish [in turn from Arabic], notably borne by:
  2. Osman I (d. 1323/4), founder of the Ottoman Empire.
  3. Osman II (1604–1622), sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1618 until his death.
  4. Osman III (1699–1757), sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1754 until his death.
  5. A male given name from Iranian Persian
  6. A surname.
noun
  1. Synonym of Ottoman (“member of the Ottoman dynasty”).
  2. Synonym of Ottoman (“citizen of the Ottoman Empire”).
adj
  1. Synonym of Ottoman.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒzmən/ /ɒzˈmɑːn/

Word forms

Osman Osmân ʿOs̱mân Ottoman Otoman Othoman Oosman Osmans

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English, from Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”).

Synonyms

Ottoman

Related words

Cismaan Osmanagic Osman Empire Osmaniye Osmanli Osmanovic Osmanski Ottoman Usman Usmani Uthman Uthmanic

Derived words

Osmanian Osmanic Osmanid

Translations

Bengali: ওসমান Bulgarian: Осма́н Chinese Mandarin: 奧斯曼 /奥斯曼 French: Osman German: Osman Greek: Οσμάν Italian: Osman Russian: Осма́н Turkish: Osman Ottoman Turkish: عثمان Turkish: Osmanlı
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