müteahhit

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish متعهد (müteahhid), from Arabic مُتَعَهِّد (mutaʕahhid).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /myte̞ɑ̯hːˈit/
• (chiefly colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈmytɑːˈhit/

Noun

müteahhit (definite accusative müteahhidi, plural müteahhitler)

1. contractor

   Synonym: yüklenici

2. surveyor

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “müteahhit”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN