سرعسكر

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian سرعسکر (sar'askar, “captain, commander”); equivalent to سر (ser, “head”) +‎ عسكر (ʼasker, “soldier”).

Noun

سرعسكر • (serʼasker) (definite accusative سرعسكری (serʼaskeri), plural سرعسكرلر (serʼaskerler))

  1. commander in chief, the supreme commander of the armed forces of a country
  2. (historical) seraskier, a title formerly given to a vizier who commanded an army

Derived terms

  • سرعسكر قپوسی (serʼasker kapısı, “offices of a commander”)
  • سرعسكر پاشا (serʼasker paşa, “Minister of War”)
  • سرعسكرلك (serʼaskerlik, “quality, rank, or functions of a commander in chief”)
  • سرعسكری (serʼaskerî, “quality, rank, or functions of a commander in chief”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: serasker
  • → Armenian: սէրասքէր (sēraskʻēr)
  • → English: seraskier
  • → Romanian: seraschier

Further reading

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