سورسات

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Ottoman Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Persian سورسات (sursât).

Noun

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سورسات (sürsat)

  1. requisitions, contributions raised by the army on the route of war

Descendants

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  • Turkish: sürsat

Further reading

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Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Because of the measure a likely Turkic or Mongolic borrowing but the root is uncertain, first attested in both Persian and Ottoman Turkish in the 17th century, perhaps from Azerbaijani sür (to drive, to push, to send) + sat (to sell), for contributions may involve forced sales or “sales” for free, and the frequent variant سیورسات (soyursât) is perhaps aligned to سیورغال (soyurğâl, hereditary benefice).

Noun

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سورسات (sursât)

  1. marching rations, requisitions, contributions raised by the army and various officials for war, the reigner when he travelled, couriers, and state guests squired by mehmandars

Descendants

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References

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