ihsan
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See also: İhsan
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish احسان (iḥsān, “a being good or beautiful, an acting well, doing one's duty well towards God, an acting kindly”),[1][2] from Arabic إِحْسَان (ʔiḥsān), verbal noun of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana, “to do or act well, to do or act right”).[3]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ihsan (definite accusative ihsanı, plural ihsanlar)
- An act of doing something good, being good.
- An act of giving to charity, donating.
- A thing that is donated.
- An aid done without expecting a return; a favor.
- Synonym: iyilik
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References[edit]
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “احسان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 38
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “احسان”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 57
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ihsan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading[edit]
- “ihsan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “ihsan²”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2112