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memur

noun A2
  1. civil servant
  2. Anybody assigned to a job or responsibility · memur etmek, to assign to a job
  3. incumbent
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Tap for its suffix chain
memurcivil servant ummy

The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “my” ending is -um.

From the library

Aynı ahşap banklarda, işe yetişmeye çalışan memurlarla sınava hazırlanan öğrenciler, pazardan dönen teyzelerle emekliler yan yana oturur.

On the same wooden benches sit, side by side, civil servants trying to get to work on time and students preparing for exams, aunties coming back from the market and retirees.

İstanbul vapurları, p. 1 · C1
Gişe memuru ona kibarca gülümsedi.

The counter clerk smiled at her politely.

Almanya'ya Paket Göndermek, p. 1 · A2
Nermin memura, “ Almanya'ya bir paket göndermek istiyorum,” dedi.

Nermin said to the clerk, "I want to send a package to Germany."

Almanya'ya Paket Göndermek, p. 1 · A2

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