English Explanatory Dictionary

mutasarrif

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/muːtəˈsɑːrɪf/ /mʊtəˈsarɪf/ /ˌmudəˈsɑrəf/

Word forms

mutasarrif mutasarrifs mutesarrif mutessarif mutsarrif mutasarif mutasserif mutassarif mutassarrif mutussarif mutesarif

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”).

Synonyms

sanjakbey sanjakbeg governor prefect sanjak

Derived words

mutasarrifate
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