suikast

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سؤقصد (suikasd), from Arabic سُوء (sūʔ, “evil”) and قَصْد (qaṣd, “intention”). Cognate with Azerbaijani sui-qəsd.

Noun

suikast (definite accusative suikasdı, plural suikastlar)

  1. malice aforethought
  2. plot, conspiracy
  3. assassination; attempt at murder

Derived terms

See also

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “suikast”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سؤ”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1085
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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