nahiyah

English

Alternative forms

nahiya, nahiye

Etymology

From Arabic نَاحِيَة (nāḥiya, “region, district; local administrative division”) directly and via cognates in other languages such as Ottoman Turkish ناحیه (nâhiye).

Noun

nahiyah (plural nahiyahs)

(politics) A local administrative division consisting of a number of small towns or villages in some Muslim countries, including (historical) parts of Europe under the Ottoman Empire.

Coordinate terms

vilayet, sanjak, kaza
mudir

Translations

Translations

Albanian: nahijë
Arabic: نَاحِيَة (nāḥiya)
Ottoman Turkish: ناحیه (nâhiye)

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