Yataghan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈjætəɡæn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Yataghan is a noun meaning A type of sword used in Muslim countries from the mid-16th to late 19th centuries.
Meaning
A type of sword used in Muslim countries from the mid-16th to late 19th centuries.
Example Sentences
A Montenegrin perceived it and ran immediately to him and drew his yataghan, saying, “You are very brave, and must wish that I should cut off your head rather than that you should fall into the hands of the enemy.”
The angry-faced official communicated the intelligence to a large group of Anadolian, Caramanian, Bosniac, and Roumelian Turks,— sturdy, undersized, broad-shouldered, bare-legged, splay-footed, horny-fisted, dark-browed, honest-looking mountaineers, who were lounging about with long pistols and yataghans stuck in their broad sashes [...].
Word Forms
- yataghans
- yatagan
- yatigan
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include saber, attaghan, yatagan, yatigan, khanjar, saif.
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