bekâret

Turkish

Alternative forms

• bekaret

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بكارت (bekaret), from Arabic بَكَارَة (bakāra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be.caːˈɾet/
• Hyphenation: be‧ka‧ret

Noun

bekâret (definite accusative bekâreti, plural bekâretler)

1. virginity

Synonyms

• bakirelik (female)
• bakirlik (male)

Derived terms

• bekâret kemeri

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بكارت”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 272
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bekâret”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بكارت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 375