Where does “тимар” come from?
тимар (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish تیمار, from Persian تیمار, from Pahlavi tymʾl.
тимар (Macedonian): a kind of Ottoman Empire fief granted by the Sultan to a spahi (спахија) in exchange for his cavalryman service and cultivated by villeins who leased it from him, timar
Definitions
- a kind of Ottoman Empire fief granted by the Sultan to a spahi (спахија) in exchange for his cavalryman service and cultivated by villeins who leased it from him, timar