Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From شریعت (şeriʼat, shari'a, Islamic law) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -ci, occupational suffix).

Noun

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شریعتجی (şeriʼatcı)

  1. (historical) the legal assistant of a Kazasker during the Ottoman Empire

Descendants

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  • Turkish: şeriatçı
  • Armenian: շէրիաթճի (šēriatʻči)

Further reading

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