cihet

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish جهت (cihet),[1] from Arabic جِهَة (jiha).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈhet/
  • Hyphenation: ci‧het

Noun

cihet (definite accusative ciheti, plural cihetler)

  1. side, direction
  2. aspect, point of view
  3. (religion, law) post in a religious foundation

References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “جهت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 694
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “gamze”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

  • “cihet”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
  • Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “cihet”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 815
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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