متولی
See also: متولي
Ottoman Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic مُتَوَلٍّ (mutawallin).
Adjective edit
متولی • (mütevellî)
- who turns his back
- who turns back
- who undertakes to manage property
- who takes a person as a friend
- who is or becomes a governor
Noun edit
متولی • (mütevellî)
- an administrator; especially, a trustee of a waqf or mortmain property
Descendants edit
- Turkish: mütevelli
Further reading edit
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “متولی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1737
Persian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic مُتَوَلٍّ (mutawallin).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [mu.ta.wal.liː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mo.t̪ʰæ.væl.liː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mu.t̪ʰä.väl.li]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | mutawallī |
Dari reading? | mutawallī |
Iranian reading? | motavalli |
Tajik reading? | mutavalli |
Noun edit
Dari | متولی |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | мутаваллӣ |
متولی • (motavalli)
- superintendent
Further reading edit
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “متولی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “متولی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic مُتَوَلٍّ (mutawallin).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mʊ.t̪ə.ʋəl.liː/
Noun edit
متولی • (mutavallī) m (Hindi spelling मुतवल्ली)
- superintendent or treasurer (of a mosque, etc.); administrator, procurator, or trustee (of a religious or charitable foundation)
- a prefect, a governor
Further reading edit
- “متولی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “متولی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.