Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish ممیز (mümeyyiz), from Arabic مُمَيِّز (mumayyiz), active participle of مَيَّزَ (mayyaza, to distinguish, differentiate).

Noun

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mümeyyiz (definite accusative mümeyyizi, plural mümeyyizler) (archaic)

  1. examining clerk
  2. (education) examining official

References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mümeyyiz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ممیز”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1982
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN