WORD	TÜRKÇE	ENGLISH
ades	mercimek	lentil
ağnam (adet-i)	koyunlardan ve keçilerden alınan vergi	sheep tax
akça, akçe		Ottoman silver coin
anı’l galle	hububattan	from cereals
arussiye (resm-i)	yeni evlenenlerden alınan bir vergi	bride tax
asiyab (resm-i)	değirmen vergisi	mill tax
avarız-ı divaniyye,	olağanüstü vergi [tekalif-i örfiye]	extraordinary levies
bab	sayma birimi (değirmenler için)	piece (literally door), unit of account for mills
bazar (bac-ı)	vergi, harç; gümrük vergisi	market or transit dues
bad-i hava	bedava	windfall (lit.); miscellaneous fees, fines, and dues
bagât	üzüm bağları, bahçeler	vineyard
bashtina	çiftlik	a Slavic term used in the Balkans for farm
bedestan		covered market
bennak (resm-i)	yarım çiftten az toprağı olan şahıslarin odedikleri vergi; ekinlü bennak (yarım çiftten az); caba-bennak (tapulu toprağı olmayan)	taxes on peasant holding of less than half a çift
ber		upon, according to
ber vech-i maktu	maktu vergilendirme yoluyla	by means of maktu
berat	devlet onayı	a diploma bearing sultan’s official seal
berre res, oşri	kuzu başına vergi	lamb tax
besatin	işlemeli kumaş	cloth
bey		governor of a district
beylerbeyi		"bey of beys," governor of a beylerbeyilik, the largest administrativeunit in the Ottoman Empire"
bezirhane		bulghur mill
bezzaz		linen draper
bive	kocasız kadın, dul	widow
bostan [pl: besatin]		vegetable (esp. mellon) garden
boyahane		dye-house
bozahane		brewery where boza (fermented millet drink) is made
caba		bachelor landless peasant
cemaat [A:jamaa]		tribal unit
cevzak		a cotton-pod.
cizye [A: djizya]	Müslüman olmayanlardan alınan şahsa bağlı vergi	poll-tax on non-Muslims
cürm ve cinayet (resm-i)	cinayet ve suçlardan alınan vergi	dues on murders and crimes
çarşı		mall, conglomoration of shops
çayır		meadow, pasture, grazing land
çeltük	prinç	rice
çeltükçi		producer engaged in rice cultivation
çiftlik		farm
çift (resm-i)		tax on farm land workable by a pair (çift) of oxen
çift bozan resmi	zıraati bırakip başka işlerle uğraşanlardan alınan vergi	tax paid by those who have left their farm for other occupations
dalyani		fishing net enclosure
der ...	- da, de	at
der nezd-i ...	yanında	near
deştbani, resm-i (adet-i)	kır bekçisi vergisi	fees for pasture guard
dıhn [dukhn]	dari,erzen	millet; maize
divani		pertaining to the central government
dönüm (resm-i)	toprağa bağlı, dönum başına ödenen vergi [resm-i zemin]	land tax, paid per unit of land
duhan-hane	[resm-i tütün, kışlak, dûd]
emin		government official appointed for the collection of taxes
enâr	nar	pomegranate
erzen	darı, dıhn	millet; maize
esb	at	horse
eşcar	ağaçlar	trees
fevakih	meyvalar, yemişler	fruit
fî	fiat	price, rate of sale
ful	bakla	broad-bean
galle	hububat geliri	income, yield from cereals
ganem	koyun	sheep
gebran (cizye-i)	Hırıstiyanlardan alınan cizye	poll tax from Christians
giyah		hay
grah		bean
güncid [küncid]	künci, sisam	sesame
hacer		mill-stone
han		inn or caravanserai
hane		household
harac [A: kharādj]		tribute
harâc ül-kürûm	bağ haracı	tax on vineyards
harir	ipek, koza	silk
hasil		total revenue or income
hasıl el-Galle	mahsul geliri	revenue from cereals
hasıl hariç ...	... harici gelir	revenue except from ...
hass or hassa		special (lit.), land belonging to a member of the elite or to the sultan
havass-i humayun		sources of revenue reserved for the central treasury
hınta	buğday, gendüm	wheat
hime ve giyah (resm-i)		"firewood and hay" tax, colected as cash payments for older feudal services in Hungary
hisse		share
hummus	nohut	chickpea
icmal		summary surveys showing the allocation of revenue sources
ihtisab (resm-i)	damga, tartı, ölçü ve pazar resmi adı altında alınan vergiler; hile yapan esnaftan alınan para cezaları	various (e.g., stamp, scale, market)  municipality taxes
iki-baştan		system of allocating tax revenues equally between private and government holders
iskele		harbor
ispence [originally Sl, jupanića]		poll-tax paid to feudal lord in the pre-Ottoman Serbia; continued under the Ottomans as a customary personal tax
kah		straw
kanare (resmi)		slaughterhouse, tax on slaughtered animals
kapı (resmi)		"gate" tax, observed in Hungarian provinces
karye	köy	village
kendir		hemp
kelem		cabbage
keten		flax
kevvare (resm-i) [küvvare]	kovan, petek, asel	beehive tax
keyl [kile]	tahıl, hubûbat ölçüsü	Ottoman unit for measuring cereals
kırat [qīrāt]	1/24	"the twenty-fourth part" for the division of revenue
kıst	hisse, pay	share
kışlak (resm-i)	tütün (resm-i), duhan, dud	tax on winter pasture
kıymet		value
kile	tahıl, hubûbat ölçüsü	Ottoman unit for measuring cereals
kilisa		church
kürūm (harāc ül-)	bağlar	tax on vineyards
küşne	karaburçak	vetch
liva [A: liwā]		see sancak
mahalle		quarter in a town
mahi (resm-i)	balık	fish
mahlut	melez, arpa-buğday karışımı	the mixture of rye and wheat
maktu [A: maķtū‘]	kesişme, toptan ödeme	a fixed lump sum payment of taxes
malikane		revenues assigned to pre-Ottoman ruling groups in central and eastern Anatolia that also held rights of ownership
ma’sere, resmi		a place wheer juices are expressed; an oil mill
maş	bülceye benzeyen fasulye	Indian pulse
ma’ze (resm-i)		goat
meyhane		winery or establishment where wine was manufactured and sold
meyve	fevakih	fruit
mezbur	adı geçen, aynı	aforementioned
mezra’a		a field under cultivation but with no permanent settlement; land reclaimed by a nearby village
miri	devlete ait	revenues belonging to the state
mirliva		governor of a district or liva
mirmiran		governor of a province or vilayet
mizan		scales used to weigh silk
mufassal		detailed survey
mukataa		a revenue source assigned as a renting contract, tax farm
mücerred (Resm-i)	iş ve kazanç sahibi olacak yaşa gelmiş bekâr erkek	bachelor tax
müdd [mud]	20 kile	Ottoman measurement unit equal to twenty kiles
mülk		freehold ownership
mültezim		tax-farmer
nahiye		smallest administrative unit in the Ottoman system of administration,a sub-division of a district
narh		officially declared prices
neferen	erkek kişiler, adamlar	adult male
nefs		itself (lit.); town; the administrative capital of a sub-division
nisif [nısf]	yarım, yarı, buçuk	half
nim	yarım	half
niyabet		fines imposed on criminals
nüzül		extraordinary taxes
otlak (resm-i)		tax on grazing land
öşür		tithes (lit. 1/10)
pekmez		grape extract
penbe	pamuk	cotton
pinte		unit of measurement for liquids
piyaz	soğan	onion
rah (resm-i)		road or toll tax paid at bridge heads
rakaba		legal ownership right to the land
resm	yazma, çizme, vergi	tax, dues
revgan (resm-i)		dues levied on butter
rub	çeyrek, dörtte bir	quarter
salariye		tax collector’s share for fodder
sancak		a sub-province; district
sayfi (mal-ı)	yazlık sebzeler	summer vegetables
sefine		ship
simsim	susam	sesame
sipahi		a mounted soldier; member of the cavalry divisions
şa’ir	arpa	barley
şemhane		candle manufactory
şira (resm-i)		tax on grape juice
tahun, resm-i	asiyab, resm-i	tax on water mill
tamga		stamp tax levied on manufactures
tapu, resm-i	devlet topraklarının kullanılmasından, el değiştirmesinden alınan vergi	fees derived from granting of possession rights to state-owned land
tekalif-i örfiye	avarız-ı divaniyye	extraordinary taxes
timar		a prebend acquired through a sultanic diploma, granting tax revenues in return for regular military service
tütün (Resm-i)	kışlamak için gelip yerleşen, fakat ziraat yapmayan hâriç raiyyetin ödediği vergi [duhan (resm-i), kışlak (resm-i), dûd (resm-i]	dues paid by peasants from other districts for temporary (winter) stay
vakf [wakf, plural awkaf]		a pious foundation
varak	yaprak, kağıt	paper, sheet
vech	yüz, surat, çehre	face
vilayet		province, the second largest administrative division in the OttomanEmpire
yatak (resm-i)	ağıl resmi, hariçten gelip kışlayan sürüden alınan vergi	dues levied on herds spending the winter
yava (resm-i)	kaçak köle veya hayvandan alınan vergi	dues on runaway animals or slaves
yaylak (resm-i)		tax on using summer pasture
yekün		total
zaim		holder of a zeamet
zemin (resm-i)	sulak araziden alınan vergi	tax on rented land
ziamet		a prebend acquired through a sultanic diploma, granting tax revenues (larger than timar) in return for regular military service
zimmi(yan)		non-Muslims (Christians and Jews)