Etymology

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Today it means: A former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish ایالت ← Arabic إِيَالَة (ʔiyāla)
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  1. Arabicإِيَالَة (ʔiyāla)
  2. Ottoman Turkishایالت
  3. English todayeyalet

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ایالت, borrowed from Arabic إِيَالَة (ʔiyāla).

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