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devriye

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish دوریه, feminine of دوری (devri), from Arabic دَوْرِيّ (dawriyy).

Adjective

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devriye

  1. related to rotation

Noun

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devriye (definite accusative devriyeyi, plural devriyeler)

  1. beat (rounds of a police officer)
  2. (military) patrol
  3. (historical) a type of qadi (judge) in Ottoman times

Derived terms

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References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “devriye”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “دوریه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 920
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN