كاتبلك

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

كاتب (katib) +‎ ـلك (-lik)

Noun

كاتبلك • (katiblik)

1. the job, duties, or office of a clerk, writer, or secretary (katib)
   • 1926 March 18, advertisement in Hakimiyet-i Milliye, page 6:

     معارف وكالتنك مختلف دائره‌لرنده ١٥٠٠ غروش معاشلی كاتبلكلر منحلدر.

     Ma'arif vekaletiniñ muhtelif dairelerinde 1500 guruş maaşlı katiblikler münhaldır.

     The Ministry of Education has job openings in multiple departments for clerks with a salary of 1,500 piastres.

Descendants

• Turkish: katiplik

Further reading

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