defter

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noun

A type of tax register that was used in the Ottoman Empire.

OriginTurkish defter ← Arabic دَفْتَر ← Aramaic דהפתּיר →
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Meanings

defter1

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of deft: more deft

defter2

noundefter (plural defters)

plural defters

  1. historicalA type of tax register that was used in the Ottoman Empire.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδιφθέρα
  2. Aramaicדהפתּיר
  3. Arabicدَفْتَر
  4. Turkishdefter
  5. Englishdefter

From Turkish defter, from Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar), from Aramaic דהפתּיר (defter), from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra). Doublet of letter.

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APA

defter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defter

MLA

“defter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defter.

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