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'''Mimar''' ({{Lang-ar|معمار|translit=miʕmār|lit=one who constructs}}) is an Arabic word for an [[architect]]. It was frequently used as an [[honorific]] title in the [[Ottoman architecture|Ottoman Empire]] and [[Architects of Iran|Iran]], as well as in other localities of the [[Turco-Persian tradition]]. |
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== Etymology == |
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The word originates in [[Arabic]], from a ''mif'al'' [[Arabic grammar|conjugation]] of the root word ''ˁamara (''{{Lang-ar|عَمَرَ|lit=[he] enlivened}}). It was first attested to in [[Ottoman Turkish]] in 1330.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nişanyan |first=Sevan |author-link=Sevan Nişanyan |title=mimar |url=https://www.nisanyansozluk.com/kelime/mimar |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Nişanyan Sözlük |language=tr}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 08:26, 30 May 2024
Mimar (Arabic: معمار, romanized: miʕmār, lit. 'one who constructs') is an Arabic word for an architect. It was frequently used as an honorific title in the Ottoman Empire and Iran, as well as in other localities of the Turco-Persian tradition.
Etymology
The word originates in Arabic, from a mif'al conjugation of the root word ˁamara (Arabic: عَمَرَ, lit. '[he] enlivened'). It was first attested to in Ottoman Turkish in 1330.[1]
References
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan. "mimar". Nişanyan Sözlük (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-05-30.