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Dönmeh

Dönmeh noun: a group of crypto-Jews in the Ottoman Empire who, to avoid imprisonment after declaring arrival of the doomsday messiah, converted publicly to Islam, but retained their Jewish beliefs in secret.

Noun

Dönmeh pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) A group of crypto-Jews in the Ottoman Empire who, to avoid imprisonment after declaring arrival of the doomsday messiah, converted publicly to Islam, but retained their Jewish beliefs in secret.

Dönmeh meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Arabic and Persian

Dönmeh in Hindi

Sabbatean crypto-Jews
दोनुमा donumā, दूनुमा dūnumā

Dönmeh in Urdu

Sabbatean crypto-Jews
دونمہ dūnma

Dönmeh in Arabic

Sabbatean crypto-Jews
دُونْمَة dūnma

Dönmeh in Persian

Sabbatean crypto-Jews
دونمه dunme

Forms of Dönmeh

alternative formDonmeh
alternative formDönme
alternative formDonme
alternative formDunmeh

Origin of Dönmeh

From Turkish Dönme, from Ottoman Turkish دونمه (dönme), of a root prefix meaning "turn" or "convert".

Questions about Dönmeh

What does Dönmeh mean?
Dönmeh means a group of crypto-Jews in the Ottoman Empire who, to avoid imprisonment after declaring arrival of the doomsday messiah, converted publicly to Islam, but retained their Jewish beliefs in secret.
What is Dönmeh in Hindi?
Dönmeh in Hindi is दोनुमा (donumā), दूनुमा (dūnumā). See Dönmeh meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Dönmeh?
Dönmeh is a noun.

Words near Dönmeh in the dictionary

  1. döner kebab
  2. döner kebabs
  3. döner kebap
  4. döner kebaps
  5. döners
  6. Dönmeh
  7. Dörbet
  8. Dörbets
  9. Dötz reaction
  10. Dötz reactions
  11. Dún Laoghaire

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