شریعتجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From شریعت (şeriʼat, “shari'a, Islamic law”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

شریعتجی • (şeriʼatcı)

  1. (historical) the legal assistant of a Kazasker during the Ottoman Empire

Descendants

  • Turkish: şeriatçı
  • → Armenian: շէրիաթճի (šēriatʻči)

Further reading

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