hayret

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حیرت, from Arabic حَيْرَة (ḥayra).

Noun

hayret (definite accusative hayreti, plural hayretler)

surprise, astonishment, amazement

See also

acaba
acep

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hayret”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890) “حیرت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 815

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