vilayet

English

noun

Definitions

One of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ولایت derived from Arabic وِلَايَة (province).

Origin

Arabic

وِلَايَة

Gloss

province

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

wilayah English
Wilajet German
vilajet Dutch, Flemish
vilayet French
وِلَايَة Arabic
ولایت Persian
وِلَایَت Persian
vilayet Turkish
wilayah Malay
vilayət Azerbaijani
ولایت Ottoman Turkish
Ulaya Swahili
wilaya Swahili
viloyat Uzbek

wilayah