ganimet

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish غنیمت (ganimet), from Arabic غَنِيمَة (ḡanīma).

Pronunciation
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Noun

ganimet (definite accusative ganimeti, plural ganimetler)

  1. loot, booty, plunder, spoils
    • 2020, Veysel Şimşek, “Under Fire and Lice”, in Ottoman War and Peace: Studies in Honor of Virginia H. Aksan (in English), Brill, pages 148–149:
      They soon found out that the ship was filled with flour, raisins, and olives – spoils (ganimet) that Mr. Satar painted vividly in his recollection.
  2. godsend

References
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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