Northern Kurdish edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic سِفَارَة (sifāra).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

sefaret f

  1. embassy

Related terms edit

Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish سفارت (sifaret, sefaret), from Arabic سِفَارَة (sifāra).

Noun edit

sefaret (definite accusative sefareti, plural sefaretler)

  1. embassy, diplomatic mission
  2. ambassadorship
    Synonym: sefirlik

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sefaret”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سفارت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1060
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN