satvet

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish سطوت, from Arabic سَطْوَة (saṭwa).

Noun

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satvet (definite accusative satveti, plural satvetler)(archaic)

  1. attack
  2. strength, power, might in battle
    • 1936 January 14, headline in Ulusal Birlik:
      Hitlerciler Almanyayı eski satvetine kavuşturmak istiyorlar.
      Hitlerites want to restore Germany with its former strength.

References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “satvet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سطوت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1058
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN