hatti-sherif
hatti-sherif · hatti-sherifs
In the Ottoman Empire, an edict countersigned by the sultanIn the Ottoman Empire, an edict countersigned by the sultan.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)In the Ottoman Empire, an edict countersigned by the sultan.
Origin
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خطِ شریف (hatt-ı şerif, “noble writing”), from Arabic خَطّ (Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خطِ شریف (hatt-ı şerif, “noble writing”), from Arabic خَطّ (ḵaṭṭ, “writing”) + شَرِيف (šarīf, “noble, sharif”).
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Forms
plural: hatti-sherifs| Singular | hatti-sherif |
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See also
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