suikast

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سؤقصد (suikasd), from Arabic سُوء (sūʔ, “evil”) and قَصْد (qaṣd, “intention”). Cognate with Azerbaijani sui-qəsd.

Noun

suikast (definite accusative suikasdı, plural suikastlar)

1. malice aforethought
2. plot, conspiracy
3. assassination; attempt at murder

Derived terms

• suikastçı

See also

• kasıt

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “suikast”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سؤ”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1085
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN