English

Adjective

defter

1. comparative form of deft: more deft

Etymology 2

From Turkish defter, from Arabic دَفْتَر ‎(daftar), from Aramaic דהפתּיר ‎(defter), from Ancient Greek διφθέρα ‎(diphthéra).

Noun

defter ‎(plural defters)

1. A type of tax register that was used in the Ottoman Empire.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic دَفْتَر ‎(daftar), from Aramaic דהפתּיר ‎(defter), from Ancient Greek διφθέρα ‎(diphthéra).

Noun

defter

1. notebook

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• tȅfter

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دفتر ‎(defter), from Arabic دَفْتَر ‎(daftar), from Aramaic דהפתּיר ‎(defter), from Ancient Greek διφθέρα ‎(diphthéra).

Noun

dȅfter m ‎(Cyrillic spelling де̏фтер)

1. notebook
2. (accounting) books, accounting records, register
3. (historical) defter, Ottoman tax register

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic دَفْتَرْ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [defteɾ]
• Hyphenation: def‧ter

Noun

defter ‎(definite accusative defteri, plural defterler)

1. notebook

Derived terms

• amel defteri
• büyük defteri
• defteri dürülmek
• defter-i kebir

Declension