dragoman

Betekenis (Engels)

An interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages.

Sinonieme

interpreter

Vertalings

drogman

drogman

Dragoman

dragomán

dragomanno

tercüman

Dolmetscher

ترجمان

rehber

drogman

drogomano

traductor

truchimán

tolk

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: dragman

In summary

From Middle English dragman, from Old French drugeman, from Medieval Latin dragumannus, from Byzantine Greek δραγομάνος (dragomános), from Arabic تُرْجُمَان (turjumān), from Classical Syriac ܬܰܪܓܡܳܢܳܐ (targmānā), from Akkadian 𒅴𒁄 (targumannum, “interpreter”). With the plural form -men, through reinterpretation as suffixed with -man. Doublet of truchman.