عدالت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَدَالَة (ʕadāla, justice, equity, fairness).

Noun

عدالت • (ʼadalet) (definite accusative عدالتی (ʼadaleti), plural عدالتلر (ʼadaletler))

  1. justice, equity, fairness, impartiality, the state or characteristic of being just or fair
    Synonyms: انصاف (insaf), عدل (ʼadl), قسط (kıst)

Derived terms

  • عدالت ایتمك (ʼadalet etmek, to act with justice)
  • عدالتسز (ʼadaletsiz, unjust)
  • عدالتكار (ʼadaletkâr, just)

Descendants

  • Turkish: adalet
  • Laz: ადალეთი (adaleti)

Further reading

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عدالت ('adālat), in turn from Arabic عَدَالَة (ʕadāla).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ə.d̪ɑː.lət̪/
  • Rhymes: -ət̪
  • Hyphenation: عَ‧دا‧لَت

Noun

عَدالَت • ('adālatf (Hindi spelling अदालत)

  1. court; courtroom
    Synonym: داد گاہ (dād-gāh)
  2. justice