English
eyalet
Eyalet comes from Ottoman Turkish ایالت, and goes back to Arabic إِيَالَة.
- Arabicc. 500–presentإِيَالَةʔiyāla
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928ایالت
- Englishtodayeyalet
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentإِيَالَةʔiyāla
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928ایالت
- Englishtodayeyalet
Every English word from Arabic إِيَالَة
Today it means
noun A former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic إِيَالَة / eyalet