muavin
See also: müavin
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish معاون (muavin, “helper, assistant, deputy”), from Arabic مُعَاوِن (muʕāwin).
Noun edit
muavin (definite accusative muavini, plural muavinler)
- helper, assistant
- (government) assistant director; deputy director
- (soccer) halfback
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “muavin”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “معاون”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1900
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN