Meaning
state (any sovereign polity)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dev.let/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دولت (devlet), from Arabic دَوْلَةٌ m sg (dawlatun, “a state”, indefinite nominative). Compare also Azerbaijani dövlət, Bashkir дәүләт (dəwlət), Kazakh дәулет (däulet), Kyrgyz дөөлөт (döölöt), Uzbek davlat, etc.
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