tılsım

Meaning

charm, talisman

Concepts

amulet

charm

phylactery

talisman

scarab

spell

periapt

Synonyms

muska

nazarlık

büyü

Translations

talisman

Talisman

amuleto

talismano

amulette

talismán

amuleto

Amulett

charme

talismà

φυλαχτό

talisman

Glücksbringer

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: طلسم

Borrowed from Arabic: طِلَسْم

Borrowed from Persian: طلسم

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طلسم (tılsım), ultimately borrowed Arabic طِلَسْم (ṭilasm) or Persian طلسم, from Ancient Greek τέλεσμα (télesma, “payment”).