hayrat

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish خیرات, from Arabic خَيْرَات (ḵayrāt). Formally, a plural of hayır (“good; charity”).

Noun

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hayrat (definite accusative hayratı, plural hayratlar)

  1. good deeds
  2. pious or charitable organization
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References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hayrat”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “خیرات”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 876
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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