Definition
A Turkish or Ottoman administrative official, particularly one who collected taxes or managed finances for the state.
Etymology
From Turkish ak-mudir or similar, from ak (white, symbolizing purity or official status) and mudir (administrator or director), ultimately from Arabic 'idarah (administration).
Kelly Says
The 'ak' prefix in Ottoman titles meant 'white' and was a status symbol—similar to how 'white collar' means office worker today, these officials wore white as a badge of office authority.
Translations
BNবাংলা
আমার বন্ধু
amar bondhu
CACatalà
el meu amic
el meu amic
CSČeština
můj přítel
můj přítel
DEDeutsch
mein Freund
mein freund
ELΕλληνικά
ο φίλος μου
o filos mou
ESEspañol
mi amigo
mee am-i-go
FISuomi
ystäväni
ystäväni
FRFrançais
mon ami
mon ami
GUGU
મને મિત્ર છે
mane mitr che
HEעברית
חבר שלי
chaver sheli
HIहिन्दी
मेरा दोस्त
mera dost
IDBahasa Indonesia
sahabatku
sahabatku
ITItaliano
il mio amico
il mio amico
JA日本語
私の友人
watashi no yuujin
KMKM
ប្អូនខ្ញុំ
bpon khnum
MRMR
माझ्या मित्र
maajya mitr
MSBahasa Melayu
sahabatku
sahabatku
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော် ကျွန်တော်
kyun taw kyun taw
NLNederlands
mijn vriend
mijn vriend
NONorsk
vennen min
vennen min
PAPA
ਮੇਰਾ ਮਿੱત્ર
mera mitr
PLPolski
mój przyjaciel
mój przyjaciel
PTPortuguês
meu amigo
meu am-i-go
RORomână
prietenul meu
prietenul meu
RUРусский
мой друг
moy drug
SVSvenska
min vän
min vän
SWKiswahili
mwenzangu
mwenzangu
TAதமிழ்
என் நண்பர்
en namp-par
TEతెలుగు
నా స్నేహితుడు
na snehithudu
THไทย
เพื่อนของฉัน
phuen khang chan
TLTL
kaibigan ko
ka-i-bi-gan koh
TRTürkçe
arkadaşım
arkadasim
UKУкраїнська
моя дружба
moya druzhba
URاردو
میرا دوست
mera dost
VITiếng Việt
bạn của tôi
ban cua toi
ZUZU
umngani wami
umngani wami