متولی
See also: متولي
Ottoman Turkish
Adjective
متولی • (mütevellî)
- who turns his back
- who turns back
- who undertakes to manage property
- who takes a person as a friend
- who is or becomes a governor
Noun
متولی • (mütevellî)
- an administrator; especially, a trustee of a waqf or mortmain property
Descendants
- Turkish: mütevelli
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “متولی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1737
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [mu.ta.wal.liː]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.wäl.liː]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.wäl.liː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mu.t̪ʰä.wäl.li]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mo.t̪ʰæ.væl.liː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mu.t̪ʰä.väl.li]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | mutawallī |
| Dari reading? | mutawallī |
| Iranian reading? | motavalli |
| Tajik reading? | mutavalli |
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “متولی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “متولی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mʊ.t̪ə.ʋəl.liː/
Noun
متولی • (mutavallī) m (Hindi spelling मुतवल्ली)
- superintendent or treasurer (of a mosque, etc.); administrator, procurator, or trustee (of a religious or charitable foundation)
- a prefect, a governor
Further reading
- “متولی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “متولی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.