servet

See also: Servet and șervet

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch servet, from Middle French serviette.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sərˈfɛt/

Noun

servet (plural servette, diminutive servetjie)

  1. napkin, serviette

Descendants
  • → Sotho: sarefete

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French serviette.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɛrˈvɛt/, /sərˈvɛt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ser‧vet
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

servet n (plural servetten, diminutive servetje n)

  1. napkin, serviette

Derived terms
  • servethouder

Descendants

Latin

Verb

servet

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of servō

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ثروت‎, from Arabic ثَرْوَة‎ (ṯarwa).

Noun

servet (definite accusative serveti, plural servetler)

  1. riches, wealth; multitude

Derived terms
  • servetli

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “servet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890), “ثورت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 624
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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