mudir
English
Alternative forms
- moodir, moodeer
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish مدیر (müdir, “local administrator, governor”), from Arabic مُدِير (mudīr, “directing one, governor, boss”), from أَدَارَ (ʾadāra, “to direct”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Noun
mudir (plural mudirs)
- (historical) A local official of the Ottoman Empire who oversaw a nahiye.
- (historical) A regional official of the Ottoman Empire who oversaw a province of Egypt or Sudan.
Coordinate terms
- wali, sanjakbey, mutasarrif, kaymakam
Derived terms
- mudirate
Related terms
- mudirate, mudiriyah, nahiyah
Translations
Translations
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References
- “mudir, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
Anagrams
- murid
Albanian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish مدیر (müdir, “local administrator, governor”), from Arabic مُدِير (mudīr, “directing one, governor, boss”), from أَدَارَ (ʾadāra, “to direct”).
Noun
mudir m
- (politics, historical) mudir, particularly as a local official under Ottoman rule and during the Principality of Albania
- Në nahijet këshilli komunal, i mbledhur nën kryesinë e mudirit, do të zgjedhë një delegat.
- In the nahiyes, the local council, under the direction of the mudir, will elect a delegate.
Declension
Declension of mudir
| indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) | definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | ||
| nominative (emërore) | (një) mudir | (disa) mudirë | mudiri | mudirët | |
| accusative (kallëzore) | (një) mudir | (disa) mudirë | mudirin | mudirët | |
| genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) | (një) mudiri | (disa) mudirëve | mudirit | mudirëvet | |
| dative (dhanore) | (një) mudiri | (disa) mudirëve | mudirit | mudirëvet | |
| ablative (rrjedhore) (prej) | (një) mudiri | (disa) mudirësh | mudirit | mudirëvet | |
Coordinate terms
- nahijë
- sanxhakbej, mytesarif, kajmekam, muhtar, myftar
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مدیر (müdir), from Arabic مدير.
Noun
mudir m (plural mudiri)
- (dated) administrator of a region
Declension
Declension of mudir
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) mudir | mudirul | (niște) mudiri | mudirii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) mudir | mudirului | (unor) mudiri | mudirilor |
| vocative | mudirule | mudirilor | ||