Etymology

medjidie

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Today it means: A coin of the Ottoman Empire, worth twenty piasters. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish مجیدیه ← French medjidié ← Arabic مَجِيد
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  1. Arabic · derived fromمَجِيد“glorious”
  2. French · borrowed frommedjidié
  3. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromمجیدیه
  4. English todaymedjidie

From Ottoman Turkish مجیدیه (mecidiye), most likely through French medjidié, the adjectival form of the personal name Mecid, from Arabic مَجِيد (majīd, “glorious”)

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