muavin

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Cyrillic муавин
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Etymology

From Arabic مُعَاوِن (muʕāwin).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mu‧a‧vin

Noun

muavin

  1. deputy

Declension

References

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish معاون (muavin, helper, assistant, deputy), from Arabic مُعَاوِن (muʕāwin).

Noun

muavin (definite accusative muavini, plural muavinler)

  1. helper, assistant
  2. (government) assistant director; deputy director
  3. (soccer) halfback

Derived terms

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “muavin”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “معاون”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1900
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN