راهدار
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- րահտար (rahdar) — Armeno-Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian رَاهْدَار (rāhdār), from راه (rāh) + ـدار (-dār).
Noun
راهدار • (rahdar)
- customs officer, tollman
- road guard, road patrol
- Synonym: راهبان (rahban)
- robber, bandit (on the road)
- Synonyms: راهبان (rahban), راهبند (rahbend)
Derived terms
- راهداری (rahdari)
Adjective
راهدار • (rahdar)
- provided with a road or passage (of a place)
- well-paced (of a horse)
- Synonym: راهوان (rahvan)
- striped, marked with lines
References
- Redhouse (1890), page 960a: “راهدار”
- Pozačean (1841), page 925b: “րահտար”
- Meninski Lexicon, column 2267: “راهدار”
- Çağbayır OTK, page 3931b: “rahdar”