şefkat

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish شفقت‎ (şefkat, şafkat), from Arabic شَفَقَة‎ (šafaqa).

Noun

şefkat (definite accusative şefkati, plural şefkatler)

  1. compassion, kindness, affection
  2. pity; concern

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “şefkat”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890), “شفقت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1129
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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