mudir

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noun

A local official of the Ottoman Empire who oversaw a nahiye.

OriginOttoman Turkish مدیر ← Arabic مُدِير →
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Meanings

nounmudir (plural mudirs)

plural mudirs · alternative moodir · alternative moodeer

  1. historicalA local official of the Ottoman Empire who oversaw a nahiye.
  2. historicalA regional official of the Ottoman Empire who oversaw a province of Egypt or Sudan.

Origin

  1. Arabicمُدِير“directing one, governor, boss”
  2. Ottoman Turkishمدیر“local administrator, governor”
  3. Englishmudir

From Ottoman Turkish مدیر (müdir, “local administrator, governor”), from Arabic مُدِير (mudīr, “directing one, governor, boss”), from أَدَارَ (ʔadāra, “to direct”).

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Translations

Arabic مُدِير
  • مُدِير (mudīr)Translations
Polish mudir
  • mudirTranslations
Turkish müdür
  • müdürTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mudir

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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