riyaset

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ریاست (riyaset), from Arabic رِئَاسَة (riʔāsa), verbal noun of رَأَسَ (raʔasa, “to lead, direct, manage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾi.jaː.set/

Noun

riyaset (definite accusative riyaseti, plural riyasetler) (archaic)

1. acting as director or manager; presidency, chairmanship

   Synonym: başkanlık

Related terms

• reis

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “riyaset”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ریاست”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 997
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN