hatti-sherif

noun

In the Ottoman Empire, an edict countersigned by the sultan.

OriginOttoman Turkish خطِ شریف ← Arabic خَطّ →
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Meanings

nounhatti-sherif (plural hatti-sherifs)

plural hatti-sherifs

  1. historicalIn the Ottoman Empire, an edict countersigned by the sultan.

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hatti

Origin

  1. Arabicخَطّ“writing”
  2. Ottoman Turkishخطِ شریف“noble writing”
  3. Englishhatti-sherif

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خطِ شریف (hatt-ı şerif, “noble writing”), from Arabic خَطّ (ḵaṭṭ, “writing”) + شَرِيف (šarīf, “noble, sharif”).

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