Etymology

hammam

H4A1M3M3A1M3

Today it means: A communal bathhouse in Islamic countries and communities. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish حمام ← Arabic حَمَّام
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromحَمَّام
  2. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromحمام
  3. English todayhammam

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حمام (hamam), from Arabic حَمَّام (ḥammām).

Words from the same roots

Arabicحَمَّام all →

hummum

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.