Etymology

Uthman

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Today it means: Uthman bin Affan, third Islamic caliph and a companion of Muhammad. Full definition →

Arabic عُثْمَان
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromعُثْمَان
  2. English todayUthman

Borrowed from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān). Doublet of Ottoman and Osman.

Words from the same roots

Arabicعُثْمَان all →

OsmanUsmanOttoman Empire

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