osman

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈɒzmən/
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/ˈɒzmən/ · /ɒzˈmɑːn/

Definition of osman

11 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Osmond, rare in English.
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name

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Osmond, rare in English.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Osmond, notably borne by:
  3. A surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Osmond, notably borne by:
  4. A male given name from Ottoman Turkish [in turn from Arabic], notably borne by:
  5. A male given name from Ottoman Turkish [in turn from Arabic], notably borne by:
  6. A male given name from Ottoman Turkish [in turn from Arabic], notably borne by:
  7. A male given name from Iranian Persian
  8. A surname.

noun

  1. Synonym of Ottoman (“member of the Ottoman dynasty”).
    “[…] the Osmans were the most enduring of all the dynastic families.”
  2. Synonym of Ottoman (“citizen of the Ottoman Empire”).
    “Soliman […] fetched over from the Asiatic shores 3,000 Osmans […]”

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Synonym of Ottoman.
    “[…] the Osman dynasty […]”
    “[…] the Osman dynasty […]”
    “[…] the Osman dynasty.”

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English, from Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”).

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