ganimet
See also: ğanimet
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ottoman Turkish غنیمت (ganimet), from Arabic غَنِيمَة (ḡanīma).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]ganimet (definite accusative ganimeti, plural ganimetler)
- loot, booty, plunder, spoils
- 2020, Veysel Şimşek, “Under Fire and Lice”, in Ottoman War and Peace: Studies in Honor of Virginia H. Aksan (in English), Brill, pages 148–149:
- They soon found out that the ship was filled with flour, raisins, and olives – spoils (ganimet) that Mr. Satar painted vividly in his recollection.
- godsend
References
[edit]- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN