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English
Etymology
From Turkish eyalet, from Ottoman Turkish ایالت (eyâlet), from Arabic إِيَالَة (ʔiyāla).
Noun
eyalet (plural eyalets)
- (historical) A former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire.
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French
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ایالت.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ.ja.lɛt/ ~ /e.ja.lɛt/
Noun
eyalet m (plural eyalets)
- eyalet
Northern Kurdish
Noun
eyalet f
- province
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ایالت (eyalet), probably from Arabic إِيَالَة (ʔiyāla).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ejɑːˈlet/,
- Rhymes: -et
- Hyphenation: e‧ya‧let
Noun
eyalet (definite accusative eyaleti, plural eyaletler or (obsolete) eyalat)
- (historical) eyalet
- state (subdivision of a country), province
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