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tespih

tespih

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

tèspih m ‎(Cyrillic spelling тѐспих)

  1. (Islam) misbaha (prayer beads)

Turkish

Etymology

Ottoman Turkish تَسْبيح, from Arabic تَسْبِيح ‎(tasbīḥ, “praise, hymn”).

Compare Serbo-Croatian tespih ‎(“misbaha”), Persian تسبیح ‎(tasbih, “misbaha”).

Noun

tespih

  1. (Islam) misbaha (prayer beads)
  2. rosary

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish تَسْبيح, from Arabic تَسْبِيح ‎(tasbīḥ, “praise, hymn”).

Compare Turkish tespih ‎(“misbaha”), Persian تسبیح ‎(tasbih, “misbaha”).

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