eyalet

E1Y4A1L1E1T1

noun

A former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire.

Similar
vilayet
OriginOttoman Turkish ایالت ← Arabic إِيَالَة (ʔiyāla) →
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Meanings

nouneyalet (plural eyalets)

plural eyalets

  1. historicalA former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire.

    Synonyms: vilayet

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire.

Similar
vilayet

Origin

  1. Arabicإِيَالَة (ʔiyāla)
  2. Ottoman Turkishایالت
  3. Englisheyalet

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

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Translations

Arabic إِيَالَة
  • إِيَالَة (ʔiyāla)(historical) a former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire
Bengali এয়ালেত
  • এয়ালেত (eẏalet)(historical) a former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire
Bulgarian еяле́т
  • еяле́т (ejalét)(historical) a former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire
Finnish eyalet
  • eyalet(historical) a former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire
French eyalet
  • eyalet(historical) a former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire
German Ejalet
  • Ejalet(historical) a former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire
Greek εγιαλέτι
  • εγιαλέτι (egialéti)(historical) a former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire
Hindi इयालत
  • इयालत (iyālat)(historical) a former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire
Indonesian eyalet
  • eyalet(historical) a former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire
Malay eyalet
  • eyalet(historical) a former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire
Polish ejalet
  • ejalet(historical) a former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire
Portuguese eialete
  • eialete(historical) a former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire
Russian эяле́т
  • эяле́т (ejalét)(historical) a former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire
Spanish eyalato
  • eyalato(historical) a former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire
Turkish eyalet
  • eyalet(historical) a former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire
Ukrainian еяле́т
  • еяле́т (ejalét)(historical) a former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire
Urdu اِیالَت
  • اِیالَت (iyālat)(historical) a former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire
Cite this entry
APA

eyalet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyalet

MLA

“eyalet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyalet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eyalet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyalet.

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