dehalet

Turkish

Etymology

A pseudo-Arabic formation from Ottoman Turkish داخل (dahil) or دخیل (dahîl), from Arabic د خ ل (d ḵ l).

Noun

dehalet (definite accusative dehaleti, plural dehaletler) (archaic)

1. taking refuge

   Synonym: sığınma

Related terms

• dahil

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “dehalet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN