Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian سرعسکر (sar'askar, captain, commander); equivalent to سر (ser, head) +‎ عسكر (ʼasker, soldier).

Noun

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سرعسكر (serʼasker)

  1. commander in chief, the supreme commander of the armed forces of a country
  2. (historical) seraskier, a title formerly given to a vizier who commanded an army

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: serasker
  • Armenian: սէրասքէր (sēraskʻēr)
  • English: seraskier
  • Romanian: seraschier

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