nezaret

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نظارت (nezaret), from Arabic نِظَارَة (niẓāra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ne.zaːˈɾet]
  • Hyphenation: ne‧za‧ret

Noun

nezaret (definite accusative nezareti, plural nezaretler)

  1. supervision, administration; inspection
  2. (government, archaic) ministry
    Synonym: bakanlık

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “nezaret”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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