tavassut

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish توسط (tevassut), from Arabic تَوَسُّط (tawassuṭ).

Noun

tavassut (definite accusative tavassutu, plural tavassutlar)

  1. intervention
  2. mediation
    tavassut etmek ― to mediate

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tavassut”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “توسط”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 609
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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