Where does “ziamet” come from?
ziamet (English) comes from Ottoman Turkish زعامت, from Arabic زَعَامَة — leadership.
ziamet (English): A form of land tenure in the Ottoman Empire
Definitions
- A form of land tenure in the Ottoman Empire
Ancestry of “ziamet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | زعامت | — |
| 2 | Arabic | زَعَامَة | leadership |