Turkish bath them as such. This misnomer can be due in part to the Arabic use of the word hammam, which translates to “bathroom” or “public bath place” and can be used to refer to all baths, including those in the Turkish and Roman design. Hammams in Morocco are often close to mosques to facilitate the performance of ablutions. Because of their private nature (overt nudity and gender separation), their entrances are often discreet and the building's façade is typically windowless. Vestiges of Roman bathing styles can be seen in the manifestation of the three-room structure, which was widespread during the Roman/Byzantine
Turkish vocabulary of Europe. In the latter case, the borrowings are usually taken in their French pronunciation. The 2005 edition of "Güncel Türkçe Sözlük", the official dictionary of the Turkish language published by Turkish Language Association, contains 104,481 words, of which about 86% are Turkish and 14% are of foreign origin. Among the most significant foreign contributors to Turkish vocabulary are Armenian, Arabic, French, Persian, Italian, English, and Greek. The suffix "-ci" attached to a noun denotes a person involved with what is named by the noun: The suffix "-lik" attached to a noun or adjective denotes an abstraction, or an object