ateşperest
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آتشپرست, from Classical Persian آتشپرست (âtaš-parast). By surface analysis, ateş + -perest.
Noun
ateşperest (definite accusative ateşperesti, plural ateşperestler)
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “ateşperest”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “آتشپرست”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 19