- kakhyā
- कख्या
Indonesian dictionary. 2014.
Indonesian dictionary. 2014.
KĀKHYA — (Kiāhya), Turkish version of the Persian ketkhudā, meaning majordomo or intendant (also: head of a guild). Many Jews served the sultans, viziers, and pashas as commissioners of revenue, superintendents of the mint, and farmers of tolls and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BURSA — (Brusa, formerly Prusa), city in northwestern Anatolia, capital of the Ottomans in the 14th century; afterward a provincial capital. According to seven Hebrew inscriptions from 820 C.E., Jews lived in Bursa in the Byzantine period. When Bursa was … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MILLET — MILLET, name for the religious communal organization of non Muslims in the Ottoman Empire. The Koran uses milla for religion or rite, e.g., religion of the Jews and Christians (2:114), and the religion of Abraham (2:124; 3:89). It is assumed that … Encyclopedia of Judaism