mudir

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points: 8
Words With Friends: 10
Letters: 5

Definition of mudir

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(historical)A local official of the Ottoman Empire who oversaw a nahiye.

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noun

(historical)A local official of the Ottoman Empire who oversaw a nahiye.
(historical)A regional official of the Ottoman Empire who oversaw a province of Egypt or Sudan.

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Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مدیر (müdir, “local administrator, governor”), from Arabic مُدِير (mudīr, “directing one, governor, boss”), from أَدَارَ (ʔadāra, “to direct”).