defter
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
defter
- comparative form of deft: more deft
Etymology 2 edit
From Turkish defter, from Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar), from Aramaic דהפתּיר (defter), from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra). Doublet of letter.
Noun edit
defter (plural defters)
- (historical) A type of tax register that was used in the Ottoman Empire.
Related terms edit
Crimean Tatar edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar), from Aramaic דהפתּיר (defter), from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra).
Noun edit
defter
Declension edit
Declension of defter
singular | plural | |
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nominative | defter | defterler |
genitive | defterniñ | defterlerniñ |
dative | defterge | defterlerge |
accusative | defterni | defterlerni |
locative | defterde | defterlerde |
ablative | defterden | defterlerden |
References edit
Northern Kurdish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
defter f
Synonyms edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دفتر (defter), from Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar), from Aramaic דהפתּיר (defter), from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra).
Noun edit
dȅfter m (Cyrillic spelling де̏фтер)
- notebook
- (accounting) books, accounting records, register
- (historical) defter, Ottoman tax register
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish دفتر (defter), from Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar), from Aramaic דהפתּיר (defter), from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra).
Old Turkic tepter is an early borrowing from Aramaic or Middle Persian. [1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
defter (definite accusative defteri, plural defterler)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN