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mutasarrif

/ˌmudəˈsɑrəf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mu-tasar-rif
IPA
/ˌmudəˈsɑrəf/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The governor of a province in some Muslim contexts, particularly (historical) in the Ottoman Empire.

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: متصرف, مُتَصَرِّف, ص ر ف

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmudəˈsɑrəf/
  • British English: /muːtəˈsɑːrɪf/

Inflected Forms

mutasarrifs (plural) mutesarrif (alternative) mutessarif (alternative) mutsarrif (alternative) mutasarif (alternative) mutasserif (alternative) mutassarif (alternative) mutassarrif (alternative) mutussarif (alternative) mutesarif (alternative)

Derived Forms

mutasarrifate

Frequently Paired Words

sanjak mutasarriflik liwa wali kaymakam mudir

Synonyms

sanjakbey sanjakbeg governor prefect sanjak

Questions

How do you pronounce mutasarrif?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmudəˈsɑrəf/.
What does mutasarrif mean?
The governor of a province in some Muslim contexts, particularly (historical) in the Ottoman Empire.
Where does mutasarrif come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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