sefaret

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Northern Kurdish

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Arabic سِفَارَة (sifāra).

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

sefaret f

  1. embassy
[edit]

Turkish

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish سفارت (sifaret, sefaret), from Arabic سِفَارَة (sifāra).

Noun

[edit]

sefaret (definite accusative sefareti, plural sefaretler)

  1. embassy, diplomatic mission
  2. ambassadorship
    Synonym: sefirlik

Derived terms

[edit]

References

[edit]
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sefaret”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سفارت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1060
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN