nezaret

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish نظارت (nezaret), from Arabic نِظَارَة (niẓāra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ne.zaː.ɾet/

Noun

nezaret (definite accusative nezareti, plural nezaretler)

1. supervision, administration; inspection
2. (government) ministry

   Synonym: bakanlık

Related terms

• nazar
• nazır

References

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