cinnet

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جنت (cinnet), from Classical Persian جِنَّت (jinnat), from Arabic جِنَّة (jinna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒinˈnet/
• Hyphenation: cin‧net

Noun

cinnet (definite accusative cinneti, plural cinnetler)

1. madness, craziness, lunacy

   Synonym: delilik

Declension

Declension of cinnet

	singular	plural
nominative	cinnet	cinnetler
definite accusative	cinneti	cinnetleri
dative	cinnete	cinnetlere
locative	cinnette	cinnetlerde
ablative	cinnetten	cinnetlerden
genitive	cinnetin	cinnetlerin

Derived terms

• cinnet geçirmek

Further reading

• “cinnet”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “cinnet”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “cinnet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük