timar

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noun

A fiefdom in the Ottoman Empire granted by the Sultan to a spahi in exchange for his cavalryman service and cultivated by villeins who leased it from him.

OriginOttoman Turkish تیمار ← Persian تیمار →
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Meanings

nountimar (plural timars)

plural timars

  1. historicalA fiefdom in the Ottoman Empire granted by the Sultan to a spahi in exchange for his cavalryman service and cultivated by villeins who leased it from him.

Origin

  1. Persianتیمار
  2. Ottoman Turkishتیمار
  3. Englishtimar

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تیمار (timar), from Persian تیمار (timâr).

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Translations

Ancient Greek τιμάριον
  • τιμάριον (timárion)Ottoman fiefdom
Bulgarian тима́р
  • тима́р (timár)Ottoman fiefdom
Chinese Mandarin 蒂馬爾 /蒂马尔
  • 蒂馬爾 /蒂马尔 (dìmǎěr)Ottoman fiefdom
French timar
  • timarOttoman fiefdom
Greek τιμάριο
  • τιμάριο (timário)Ottoman fiefdom
Persian تیمار
  • تیمار (timâr)Ottoman fiefdom
Russian тима́р
  • тима́р (timár)Ottoman fiefdom
Turkish tımar
  • tımarOttoman fiefdom
Ukrainian тіма́р, тима́р
  • тіма́р (timár)Ottoman fiefdom
  • тима́р (tymár)Ottoman fiefdom

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

mitraTarimtirmaArmitRamit
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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