sefaret

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Arabic سِفَارَة (sifāra).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɛfɑːˈɾɛt/

Noun

sefaret f

  1. embassy

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سفارت (sifaret, sefaret), from Arabic سِفَارَة (sifāra).

Noun

sefaret (definite accusative sefareti, plural sefaretler)

  1. embassy, diplomatic mission
  2. ambassadorship
    Synonym: sefirlik

Derived terms
  • sefarethane

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sefaret”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سفارت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1060
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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