talihsizlik

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Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to talih +‎ -siz +‎ -lik. While Arabic ayin became silent in most Turkish borrowings, the ayin at the end of طَالِع (ṭāliʕ, luck) became a consonant h in some dialects.

Noun

talihsizlik (definite accusative talihsizliği, plural talihsizlikler)

  1. misfortune; bad luck

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “talih”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN