müstecir

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مستأجر (müstecir, “one who seeks protection”), from Arabic مُسْتَأْجِر (mustaʔjir), active participle of اِسْتَأْجَرَ (istaʔjara, “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

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