bedbaht

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بدبخت (bedbaht), from Classical Persian بَدْبَخْت (badbaxt). By surface analysis, bet +‎ baht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bedˈbaht/
• Hyphenation: bed‧baht

Adjective

bedbaht

1. unlucky, unfortunate, poor

   Synonyms: şanssız, bahtsız

2. unhappy, disgruntled

   Synonym: mutsuz

Derived terms

• bedbahtlık

Further reading

• “bedbaht”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “bedbaht”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı