Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• چارشب (çârşeb)
• چارشف (çârşef)
• چارشاف (çârşaf)

Noun

چادر شب • ‎(çâdır-ı şeb)

1. bedsheet
2. large veil that covers the entire body
3. (Islam) jilbab

Persian

Etymology

From چادر ‎(čâdor, čâdar, “covering”) + شب ‎(šab, “night”).

Noun

چادر شب • ‎(čâdar-e šab)

1. bedsheet
2. large veil that covers the entire body
3. (Islam) jilbab

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: چادر شب ‎(çâdır-ı şeb)
  • Ottoman Turkish: چارشاف ‎(çârşaf)
    • Turkish: çarşaf
    • → Bashkir: шаршау ‎(šaršaw)
    • → Bulgarian: чаршаф ‎(čaršaf)
    • → Romanian: cearceaf
    • → Serbo-Croatian: čàršaf / ча̀ршаф