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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُتَوَلٍّ (mutawallin).
Adjective
متولی • (mütevellî)
- who turns his back
- who turns back
- who undertakes to manage property
- who takes a person as a friend
- who is or becomes a governor
Noun
متولی • (mütevellî)
- an administrator; especially, a trustee of a waqf or mortmain property
Descendants
Further reading
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُتَوَلٍّ (mutawallin).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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mutawallī
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| Dari reading?
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mutawallī
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| Iranian reading?
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motavalli
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| Tajik reading?
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mutavalli
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Noun
متولی • (motavalli)
- superintendent
Further reading
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُتَوَلٍّ (mutawallin).
Pronunciation
Noun
متولی • (mutavallī) m (Hindi spelling मुतवल्ली)
- superintendent or treasurer (of a mosque, etc.); administrator, procurator, or trustee (of a religious or charitable foundation)
- a prefect, a governor
Further reading
- “متولی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “متولی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.