nahiyah

English

Alternative forms

• nahiya, nahiye

Etymology

From Arabic نَاحِيَة (nāḥiya, “region, district; local administrative division”) directly and via cognates in other languages such as Ottoman Turkish ناحیه (nâhiye).

Noun

nahiyah (plural nahiyahs)

1. (politics) A local administrative division consisting of a number of small towns or villages in some Muslim countries, including (historical) parts of Europe under the Ottoman Empire.

Coordinate terms

• vilayet, sanjak, kaza
• mudir

Translations

Translations

• Albanian: nahijë
• Arabic: نَاحِيَة (nāḥiya)
• Marathi: नाहिये (nāhiye)
• Ottoman Turkish: ناحیه (nâhiye)