Meanings
plural mutasarrifs · alternative mutesarrif · alternative mutessarif · alternative mutsarrif · alternative mutasarif · alternative mutasserif · alternative mutassarif · alternative mutassarrif · alternative mutussarif · alternative mutesarif
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe governor of a province in some Muslim contexts, particularly (historical) in the Ottoman Empire.
Origin
- Arabicمُتَصَرِّف“autonomous one, governor of a province”
- Ottoman Turkishمتصرف“governor of a sanjak”
- Englishmutasarrif
From Ottoman Turkish متصرف (mutasarrıf, “governor of a sanjak”) (modern Turkish mutasarrıf), from Arabic مُتَصَرِّف (mutaṣarrif, “autonomous one, governor of a province”), from تَصَرَّفَ (taṣarrafa, “to act, to act independently”).
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Arabic مُتَصَرِّف
- مُتَصَرِّف (mutaṣarrif)Translations
Polish mutasarrif
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Turkish mutasarrıf
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mutasarrif. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutasarrif
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