hüsnüniyet
التعريفات والمعاني
== Turkish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حسن نیت (hüsn-i niyet), from Classical Persian حُسْنِ نِیَّت (husn-i niyyat), from Arabic حُسْن (ḥusn, “beauty, fairness”) and نِيَّة (niyya, “intention, purpose”). By surface analysis, hüsn (“beauty”) + -i (ezafe suffix) + niyet (“intention, aim”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /hys.ny.niˈjet/
=== Noun ===
hüsnüniyet (definite accusative hüsnüniyeti, plural hüsnüniyetler)
(archaic, dated) synonym of iyi niyet (“good faith, good intentions”)
=== Further reading ===
“hüsnüniyet”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “hüsnüniyet”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “hüsnüniyet”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2023
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “hüsn”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Robert Avery et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN