musibet

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مصیبت‎ (musıbet), from Arabic مُصِيبَة‎ (muṣība).

Noun

musibet (definite accusative musibeti, plural musibetler)

calamity; evil

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “musibet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “مصیبت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1882
The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, 2013, →ISBN

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