Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish جهت (cihet), from Arabic جِهَة (jiha).

Noun edit

cihet (definite accusative ciheti, plural cihetler)

  1. side, direction
  2. aspect, point of view
  3. (religion, law) post in a religious foundation

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “cihet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “جهت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 694
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN