Uyghur

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَعْصُوم (maʕṣūm), passive participle of عَصَمَ (ʕaṣama, to save, to protect).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مەسۇم (mesum)

  1. pure
  2. innocent

Proper noun

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مەسۇم (mesum) (plural مەسۇملار (mesumlar))

  1. a male given name from Arabic مَعْصُوم (maʕṣūm)

Further reading

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  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN