vasiyet

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish وصیت (vasiyyet, command; will; bequest),[1] from Arabic وَصِيَّة (waṣiyya).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va.siˈjet/
  • Hyphenation: va‧si‧yet

Noun

vasiyet (definite accusative vasiyeti, plural vasiyetler)

  1. will (a legal document that states who is to receive a person’s estate and assets after their death)

Declension

Declension of vasiyet
singular plural
nominative vasiyet vasiyetler
definite accusative vasiyeti vasiyetleri
dative vasiyete vasiyetlere
locative vasiyette vasiyetlerde
ablative vasiyetten vasiyetlerden
genitive vasiyetin vasiyetlerin

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References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “وصیت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2139
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “vasiyet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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