fetret

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word fetret. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word fetret, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say fetret in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word fetret you have here. The definition of the word fetret will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition offetret, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فترت (fetret),[1][2] from Arabic فَتْرَة (fatra, “interval, interregnum”).[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fetˈɾet/
  • Hyphenation: fet‧ret

Noun

fetret (definite accusative fetreti, plural (obsolete) fetretler or feterat)

  1. (religion, Islam, dated) The interval between two prophets when there isn't a prophet alive; specifically the time between prophets Jesus and Muhammad.
  2. (dated) The interval between two monarchs; interregnum.
  3. (dated) The interval between two events.
  4. (dated) The period until a weak central government regains power and order is restored.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative fetret
Definite accusative fetreti
Singular Plural
Nominative fetret fetretler
Definite accusative fetreti fetretleri
Dative fetrete fetretlere
Locative fetrette fetretlerde
Ablative fetretten fetretlerden
Genitive fetretin fetretlerin

References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “فترت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1364
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “فترت”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 885
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “fetret”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia