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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خدمتكار (ḫızmetkar, hizmetkar),[1][2] from Arabic خِدْمَة (ḵidma) + Persian کار (kâr),[3][4] equivalent to hizmet + -kâr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hiz.metˈcaɾ/, (definite accusative) /hiz.met.caːˈɾɯ/
- Hyphenation: hiz‧met‧kâr
Noun
hizmetkâr (definite accusative hizmetkârı, plural hizmetkârlar)
- A servant, butler.
- Synonyms: hizmetçi, uşak
Declension
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “خدمتكار”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 834
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “خدمتكار”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 533
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hizmet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kâr”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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