Definitions For Mutasarrif

Noun

MUTASARRIF (plural MUTASARRIFs) (politics) The governor of a province in some muslim contexts, particularly (historical) in the ottoman empire.

Synonyms

sanjakbey, sanjakbeg, governor, prefect; sanjak {{q, obsolete}}

Coordinate terms

sanjak, mutasarriflik, liwa wali, kaymakam, mudir

Derived terms

mutasarrifate

Translations

{{trans-top}} Albanian: mytesarif, m Arabic: مُتَصَرِّف (mutaṣarrif) Ottoman Turkish: متصرف (mutasarrıf) Turkish: mutasarrıf

Alternative forms

{{alt, en, mutesarrif, mutessarif, mutsarrif, mutasarif, mutasserif, mutassarif, mutassarrif, mutussarif}}

Etymology

From {{bor, en, ota, متصرف, , governor of a sanjak, tr=mutasarrıf}} (modern {{cog, tr, mutasarrıf}}), from {{der, en, ar, مُتَصَرِّف, , autonomous one, governor of a province}}, from تَصَرَّفَ, , to act, to act independently. {{root, en, ar, ص ر ف}}