mutasarrif

English

Alternative forms

• mutesarrif, mutessarif, mutsarrif, mutasarif, mutasserif, mutassarif, mutassarrif, mutussarif

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /muːtəˈsɑːrɪf/, /mʊtəˈsarɪf/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌmudəˈsɑrəf/

Noun

mutasarrif (plural mutasarrifs)

1. (politics) The governor of a province in some Muslim contexts, particularly (historical) in the Ottoman Empire.

Synonyms

• sanjakbey, sanjakbeg, governor, prefect; sanjak (obsolete)

Coordinate terms

• sanjak, mutasarriflik, liwa
• wali, kaymakam, mudir

Derived terms

• mutasarrifate

Translations

Translations

• Albanian: mytesarif (sq) m
• Arabic: مُتَصَرِّف (mutaṣarrif)
• Ottoman Turkish: متصرف (mutasarrıf)
• Turkish: mutasarrıf (tr)

References

• “mutasarrif, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022..
• "mutessarif." Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary via Dictionary.com.