hizmet

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish خدمت‎ (hidmet, hıdmet), خذمت‎ (hizmet, hızmet), from Arabic خِدْمَة‎ (ḵidma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hizˈmet/
• Hyphenation: hiz‧met

Noun

hizmet (definite accusative hizmeti, plural hizmetler)

1. employment
2. ministration
3. service

Derived terms

• hizmet etmek
• hizmetçi
• hizmetçilik
• hizmetkâr
• hizmetli
• hizmetlilik

 

Related terms

• hidemat (Arabic plural)

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “hizmet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “خدمت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 834