رذالت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَذَالَة (raḏāla, “vice, lowness, vileness”).

Noun

رذالت • (rezâlet) (definite accusative رذالتی (rezâleti), plural رذالتلر (rezâletler))

  1. vileness, baseness, meanness, despicableness, lowness, abjectness, the state or quality of being vile, base, or despicable
    Synonym: آلچاقلق (alçaklık)
  2. disgrace, dishonor, deplorableness, ignominy, infamy, contempt, opprobrium, the state of being dishonored, or deplorable
    Synonym: آلچاقلق (alçaklık)
  3. scandal, outrage, an incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved

Derived terms

  • رذالت ایتمك (rezâlet etmek, “to do anything disreputable”)
  • رذالت خانه (rezâlet hâne, “barrelhouse, honky-tonk”)
  • رذالت چكمك (rezâlet çekmek, “to suffer disgrace”)
  • رذالت یاپمق (rezâlet yapmak, “to scandalize”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: rezalet
  • → Armenian: ըռէզալէթ (əṙēzalētʻ)
  • → Ladino: ריזאליט (rezalet)
  • → Romanian: rezalet

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