bekâret

Turkish

Alternative forms

bekaret

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بكارت (bekaret), from Arabic بَكَارَة (bakāra).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /be.caːˈɾet/
Hyphenation: be‧ka‧ret

Noun

bekâret (definite accusative bekâreti, plural bekâretler)

virginity

Synonyms

bakirelik (female)
bakirlik (male)

Derived terms

bekâret kemeri

References

Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بكارت”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 272
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bekâret”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بكارت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 375

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