nezaret

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نظارت (nezaret), from Arabic نِظَارَة (niẓāra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ne.zaːˈɾet]
• Hyphenation: ne‧za‧ret

Noun

nezaret (definite accusative nezareti, plural nezaretler)

1. supervision, administration; inspection
2. (government, archaic) ministry

   Synonym: bakanlık

Related terms

• nazar
• nazır

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “nezaret”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN