sefir

See also: sefîr

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سفیر‎, from Arabic سَفِير‎ (safīr).

Noun

sefir (definite accusative sefiri, plural sefirler)

ambassador, envoy

Derived terms

sefaret
sefirlik

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) , “sefir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890) , “سفیر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1063
The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, 2013, →ISBN

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