mutasarrif en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌmudəˈsɑrəf/ (US)
- /muːtəˈsɑːrɪf/ (UK)
- /mʊtəˈsarɪf/ (UK)
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish متصرف (mutasarrıf, “governor of a sanjak”) (modern Turkish mutasarrıf), from Arabic مُتَصَرِّف (mutaṣarrif, “autonomous one, governor of a province”), from تَصَرَّفَ (taṣarrafa, “to act, to act independently”).
Meanings
- The governor of a province in some Muslim contexts, particularly (historical) in the Ottoman Empire.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mutessarif | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mutsarrif | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mutassarrif | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mutassarif | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mutussarif | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mutasarif | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mutasarrifs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| mutesarrif | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mutesarif | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mutasserif | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
wali · mudir · mutasarriflik · liwa · sanjak · kaymakam
Deriveds
Synonyms
governor · prefect · sanjakbey · sanjak · sanjakbeg
Translations (5)
sq mytesarif (Translations) · ar مُتَصَرِّف (Translations) · pl mutasarrif (Translations) · tr mutasarrıf (Translations) · ota متصرف (Translations)