vilayet
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish ولایت (vilayet, “province”), from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya, “province, administration”).[1] Doublet of wilayah.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɛt
Noun edit
vilayet (plural vilayets)
- (politics) A province, particularly (historical) the first-level administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire.
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one of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire
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References edit
- ^ “vilayet”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ولایت, from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vilayet m (plural vilayets)
References edit
- “vilayet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading edit
- “vilayet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Turkish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish ولایت sg (vilāyat /vilāyät/), from Classical Persian وِلایَت sg (vilāyat), from Arabic وِلَايَة f sg (wilāya).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vilayet (definite accusative vilayeti, plural vilayetler)
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References edit
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “vilayet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük