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mudir
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English
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Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish مدیر (müdir, “local administrator, governor”), from Arabic مُدِير (mudīr, “directing one, governor, boss”), from أَدَارَ (ʔadāra, “to direct”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Noun
mudir (plural mudirs)
- (historical) A local official of the Ottoman Empire who oversaw a nahiye.
- (historical) A regional official of the Ottoman Empire who oversaw a province of Egypt or Sudan.
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References
- “mudir, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.
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Albanian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish مدیر (müdir, “local administrator, governor”), from Arabic مُدِير (mudīr, “directing one, governor, boss”), from أَدَارَ (ʾadāra, “to direct”).
Noun
mudir m
- (politics, historical) mudir, particularly as a local official under Ottoman rule and during the Principality of Albania
- Në nahijet këshilli komunal, i mbledhur nën kryesinë e mudirit, do të zgjedhë një delegat.
- In the nahiyes, the local council, under the direction of the mudir, will elect a delegate.
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مدیر (müdir), from Arabic مدير.
Noun
mudir m (plural mudiri)
- (dated) administrator of a region
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Uzbek
Etymology
Inherited from Chagatai مدیر (mdyr), from Arabic مُدِير (mudīr).
Noun
mudir (plural mudirlar)
Declension
Derived terms
- mudirlik
Related terms
- mudira
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