suikast

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سؤقصد‎ (suikasd), from Arabic سُوء‎ (sūʾ, “evil”) and Arabic قَصْد‎ (qaṣd, “intention”).

Noun

suikast (definite accusative suikasdı, plural suikastlar)

malice aforethought
plot, conspiracy
assassination; attempt at murder

See also

kasıt

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
The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, 2013, →ISBN

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