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Tagalog
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Arabic إِحْسَان (ʔiḥsān, “excellence; perfection; doing well”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ihsán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐᜈ᜔) (Islam)
- act of doing good or being good as if God watches
Anagrams
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish احسان (iḥsān, “a being good or beautiful, an acting well, doing one's duty well towards God, an acting kindly”),[1][2] from Arabic إِحْسَان (ʔiḥsān), verbal noun of أَحْسَنَ (ʔaḥsana, “to do or act well, to do or act right”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ihˈsan/
- Hyphenation: ih‧san
Noun
ihsan (definite accusative ihsanı, plural ihsanlar)
- An act of doing something good, being good.
- An act of giving to charity, donating.
- A thing that is donated.
- Synonyms: bağış, inayet, lütuf, (dated) atıfet, (dated) kayra
- An aid done without expecting a return; a favor.
- Synonym: iyilik
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References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “احسان”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 38
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “احسان”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 57
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ihsan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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