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سفارت
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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Noun
سفارت • (sefâret) (definite accusative سفارتی (sefâreti), plural سفارات (sefârât))
- ambassadorship, ambassade, the post, office, or mission of an ambassador
- Synonym: ایلچیلك (elçilik)
- embassy, the official residence of an ambassador, housed in a permanent building or offices
- Synonym: سفارتخانه (sefârethâne)
- diplomatic mission, a group of people from one state present in another one to represent the sending state
Derived terms
- سفارت ایله كتمك (sefâret ile gitmek, “to go as ambassador”)
- سفارت سنیه (sefâret-i senyie, “the Ottoman embassy”)
- سفارت كاتبی (sefâret kâtibi, “embassy secretary”)
- سفارت مستشاری (sefâret müsteşârı, “embassy counsellor”)
- سفارتخانه (sefârethâne, “embassy”)
Descendants
- Turkish: sefaret
Further reading
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “sefaret”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
- Barbier de Meynard, Charles (1886), “سفارت”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, volume II, Paris: E. Leroux, page 83
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “sefaret”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4117
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “sefâret”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1113
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “سفارت”, in Dictionnaire turc-français (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 680
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687), “Legatatio”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum, Vienna, column 929
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “سفارة”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 2623
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “sefaret”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “سفارت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1060
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Persian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /si.faː.ˈɾat/
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [se.fɒː.ɹǽt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [si.fɔ.ɾát̪]
Noun
سفارت • (sefârat)
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Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian سفارت (sifārat).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sɪ.fɑː.ɾət̪/
Noun
سفارت • (sifārat) m (Hindi spelling सिफ़ारत)
- embassy; consulate
- Synonym: سفارت خانہ (sifārat-xānā)
- diplomacy
- Synonym: سفارت کاری (sifārat-kārī)
Declension
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