nazır

See also: Nazir, nazir, and nâzır

Turkish

Alternative forms

nâzır

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ناظر‎, from Arabic نَاظِر‎ (nāẓir). Replaced by bakan during the language reform.

Noun

nazır (definite accusative nazırı, plural nazırlar) (archaic)

spectator
superintendent
(politics) minister

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “nazır”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “ناظر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2064
The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, 2013, →ISBN

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