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