dželat

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See also: dzēlāt and dzeļat

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جلاد (cellat), from Arabic جَلَّاد (jallād).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒělaːt/
  • Hyphenation: dže‧lat

Noun[edit]

džèlāt m (Cyrillic spelling џѐла̄т)

  1. (Bosnia, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro) hangman, executioner
  2. (Bosnia, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, qualifier) oppressor

Declension[edit]