defter

See also: dəftər

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

defter

1. comparative form of deft: more deft

Etymology 2

From Turkish defter, from Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar), from Aramaic דהפתּיר (defter), from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra). Doublet of letter.

Noun

defter (plural defters)

1. (historical) A type of tax register that was used in the Ottoman Empire.

Related terms

• defterdar

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar), from Aramaic דהפתּיר (defter), from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra).

Noun

defter

1. notebook

Declension

Declension of defter

	singular	plural
nominative	defter	defterler
genitive	defterniñ	defterlerniñ
dative	defterge	defterlerge
accusative	defterni	defterlerni
locative	defterde	defterlerde
ablative	defterden	defterlerden

References

• “defter”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛfˈtɛɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɛr

Noun

defter f

1. notebook

Synonyms

• lênûsk

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• tȅfter

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دفتر (defter), from Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar), from Aramaic דהפתּיר (defter), from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra).

Noun

dȅfter m inan (Cyrillic spelling де̏фтер)

1. notebook
2. (accounting) books, accounting records, register
3. (historical) defter, Ottoman tax register

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دفتر (defter), from Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar), from Aramaic דהפתּיר (defter), from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra).

Old Turkic [Term?] (/⁠tepter⁠/) is an early borrowing from Aramaic or Middle Persian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /defˈteɾ/, [d̟e̞fˈt̟ʰæɾ̞̊]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: def‧ter

Noun

defter (definite accusative defteri, plural defterler)

1. notebook
2. (business) inventory; books
3. (government) register, tax roll

Declension

Declension of defter

singular plural nominative defter defterler definite accusative defteri defterleri dative deftere defterlere locative defterde defterlerde ablative defterden defterlerden genitive defterin defterlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular defterim defterlerim 2nd singular defterin defterlerin 3rd singular defteri defterleri 1st plural defterimiz defterlerimiz 2nd plural defteriniz defterleriniz 3rd plural defterleri defterleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular defterimi defterlerimi 2nd singular defterini defterlerini 3rd singular defterini defterlerini 1st plural defterimizi defterlerimizi 2nd plural defterinizi defterlerinizi 3rd plural defterlerini defterlerini dative singular plural 1st singular defterime defterlerime 2nd singular defterine defterlerine 3rd singular defterine defterlerine 1st plural defterimize defterlerimize 2nd plural defterinize defterlerinize 3rd plural defterlerine defterlerine locative singular plural 1st singular defterimde defterlerimde 2nd singular defterinde defterlerinde 3rd singular defterinde defterlerinde 1st plural defterimizde defterlerimizde 2nd plural defterinizde defterlerinizde 3rd plural defterlerinde defterlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular defterimden defterlerimden 2nd singular defterinden defterlerinden 3rd singular defterinden defterlerinden 1st plural defterimizden defterlerimizden 2nd plural defterinizden defterlerinizden 3rd plural defterlerinden defterlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular defterimin defterlerimin 2nd singular defterinin defterlerinin 3rd singular defterinin defterlerinin 1st plural defterimizin defterlerimizin 2nd plural defterinizin defterlerinizin 3rd plural defterlerinin defterlerinin

Derived terms

• amel defteri
• büyük defteri
• defter-i kebir
• defterdar
• defterdarlık
• defteri dürülmek

References

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN