vasiyet
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish وصیت (“command; will; bequest”), from Arabic وَصِيَّة (waṣiyya). See also Persian وصیت (vasiyat).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [βasijet]
Noun
vasiyet (definite accusative vasiyeti, plural vasiyetler)
- will, a legal document that states who is to receive a person’s estate and assets after their death.
Declension
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vasiyet | |
| Definite accusative | vasiyeti | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | vasiyet | vasiyetler |
| Definite accusative | vasiyeti | vasiyetleri |
| Dative | vasiyete | vasiyetlere |
| Locative | vasiyette | vasiyetlerde |
| Ablative | vasiyetten | vasiyetlerden |
| Genitive | vasiyetin | vasiyetlerin |
Related terms
- tasviye
- vasi
- vesayet
See also
- vâris
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “vasiyet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “وصیت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2139