izzet

See also: izzət and İzzet

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish عزت (ızzet, “honor”), from Arabic عزة.

Noun

izzet (definite accusative izzeti, plural izzetler)

greatness, glory, supremacy, exaltedness

References

Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “izzet”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2285
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “izzet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عزت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1298

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