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hatti-sherif

hatti-sherif noun: in the Ottoman Empire, an edict countersigned by the sultan.

Noun

hatti-sherif (plural hatti-sherifs)

  1. (historical) In the Ottoman Empire, an edict countersigned by the sultan.

Forms of hatti-sherif

pluralhatti-sherifs

Origin of hatti-sherif

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خطِ شریف (hatt-ı şerif, “noble writing”), from Arabic خَطّ (ḵaṭṭ, “writing”) + شَرِيف (šarīf, “noble, sharif”).

Questions about hatti-sherif

What does hatti-sherif mean?
Hatti-sherif means in the Ottoman Empire, an edict countersigned by the sultan.
What part of speech is hatti-sherif?
Hatti-sherif is a noun.
What is the plural of hatti-sherif?
The plural of hatti-sherif is hatti-sherifs.

Words near hatti-sherif in the dictionary

  1. Hattersley
  2. Hattersleys
  3. hattery
  4. Hattey
  5. hatti
  6. hatti-sherif
  7. hatti-sherifs
  8. Hattian
  9. Hattians
  10. Hattic
  11. Hattie

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