felâket

See also: felaket

Turkish

Alternative forms

felaket

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فلاكت‎ (felaket), an Ottoman derivation from Arabic فَلَك‎ (falak).

Noun

felâket (definite accusative felâketi, plural felâketler)

disaster, catastrophe; adversity, misfortune
Synonyms: musibet, bela, bahtsızlık

References

Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “felâket”, in Osmanlıca - Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎ (in Turkish), page 305
Kélékian, Diran (1911), “felâket”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 908
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “felaket”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “felâket”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1394
The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, 2013, →ISBN

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