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ziamet

ziamet noun: a form of land tenure in the Ottoman Empire.

Noun

ziamet (countable and uncountable, plural ziamets)

  1. A form of land tenure in the Ottoman Empire.

Forms of ziamet

pluralziamets
alternative formzeamet

Origin of ziamet

From Ottoman Turkish زعامت (zeamet), from Arabic زَعَامَة (zaʕāma, “leadership”)

Questions about ziamet

What does ziamet mean?
Ziamet means a form of land tenure in the Ottoman Empire.
What part of speech is ziamet?
Ziamet is a noun.
What is the plural of ziamet?
The plural of ziamet is ziamets.

Words near ziamet in the dictionary

  1. Zhytomyr
  2. zi char
  3. Zia
  4. Zialo
  5. Ziam
  6. ziamet
  7. ziamets
  8. Ziar Kola
  9. ziara
  10. ziaras
  11. ziarat

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