muavin

See also: müavin

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish معاون‎ (muavin, “helper, assistant, deputy”), from Arabic مُعَاوِن‎ (muʿāwin). Compare Azerbaijani müavin.

Noun

muavin (definite accusative muavini, plural muavinler)

helper, assistant
(government) assistant director; deputy director
(soccer) halfback

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “muavin”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “معاون”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1900
The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, 2013, →ISBN

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