Where does “timar” come from?
timar (English) comes from Ottoman Turkish تیمار, from Persian تیمار, from Pahlavi tymʾl.
timar (English): A fiefdom in the Ottoman Empire granted by the...
Definitions
- A fiefdom in the Ottoman Empire granted by the...
Ancestry of “timar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | تیمار | care, nurture, provision; a kind of Ottoman... |
| 2 | Persian | تیمار | — |
| 3 | Pahlavi | tymʾl | — |