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Where does “دولت” come from?

دولت (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic دَوْلَة — state; sovereign polity, state.

دولت (Ottoman Turkish): government; state

Definitions

  1. government; state

Ancestry of “دولت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَوْلَةstate; sovereign polity, state

Words derived from “دولت”

  • deep state
  • devlet
  • duvleti
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