müstecir
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish مستأجر (müstecir, “one who seeks protection”), from Arabic مُسْتَأْجِر (mustaʾjir), active participle of اِسْتَأْجَرَ (istaʾjara, “to engage for rent”).
Noun
müstecir (definite accusative müsteciri, plural müstecirler)
- (dated) tenant; renter
- Synonym: kiracı
References
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “müstecîr”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 891
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 833