hayrat
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish خیرات, from Arabic خَيْرَات (ḵayrāt). Formally, a plural of hayır (“good; charity”).
Noun
hayrat (definite accusative hayratı, plural hayratlar)
- good deeds
- pious or charitable organization
Related terms
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hayrat”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “خیرات”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 876
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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