vilayet

Turkish

[vilaˈjɛt]

noun

Definitions

vilayetvilayet

Etymology

Inherited 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

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