مابینجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From مابین (mabeyin, “room or set of rooms between the harem and the selamlik”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

مابینجی • (mabeyinci)

  1. chamberlain, an official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs of the sultan

Derived terms

  • باش مابینجی (baş mabeyinci, “archchamberlain”)
  • مابینجیلك (mabeyincilik, “chamberlainship”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: mabeyinci

Further reading

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