قواس

Meaning

1. archer, he who is equipped with a bow
2. bow-maker or seller; archetier
3. kavass, consular guard, one who provides safety to foreign diplomats on travel

Concepts

archer

bowman

shooter

arrowsmith

Translations

τοξότης

Bogenschütze

arcarius

arciere

archer

okçu

arqueiro

Vorschoter

frecciatore

saettiere

Schützin

sagittarius

boogschutter

asaeteador

Pronounced as (IPA)

/qaw.waːs/

Etymology

Occupational noun of قَوْس (qaws, “bow”). The sense of a consular guard is a semantic loan from Ottoman Turkish قواس (kavvas).