iffet

See also: İffet

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish عفت. From Arabic عِفَّة (ʕiffa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [if.fet]
• Hyphenation: if‧fet

Noun

iffet (definite accusative iffeti, plural iffetler)

1. decency
2. chastity; abstinence from sexual activity considered immoral or objectionable

Declension

Declension of iffet

singular plural nominative iffet iffetler definite accusative iffeti iffetleri dative iffete iffetlere locative iffette iffetlerde ablative iffetten iffetlerden genitive iffetin iffetlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular iffetim iffetlerim 2nd singular iffetin iffetlerin 3rd singular iffeti iffetleri 1st plural iffetimiz iffetlerimiz 2nd plural iffetiniz iffetleriniz 3rd plural iffetleri iffetleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular iffetimi iffetlerimi 2nd singular iffetini iffetlerini 3rd singular iffetini iffetlerini 1st plural iffetimizi iffetlerimizi 2nd plural iffetinizi iffetlerinizi 3rd plural iffetlerini iffetlerini dative singular plural 1st singular iffetime iffetlerime 2nd singular iffetine iffetlerine 3rd singular iffetine iffetlerine 1st plural iffetimize iffetlerimize 2nd plural iffetinize iffetlerinize 3rd plural iffetlerine iffetlerine locative singular plural 1st singular iffetimde iffetlerimde 2nd singular iffetinde iffetlerinde 3rd singular iffetinde iffetlerinde 1st plural iffetimizde iffetlerimizde 2nd plural iffetinizde iffetlerinizde 3rd plural iffetlerinde iffetlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular iffetimden iffetlerimden 2nd singular iffetinden iffetlerinden 3rd singular iffetinden iffetlerinden 1st plural iffetimizden iffetlerimizden 2nd plural iffetinizden iffetlerinizden 3rd plural iffetlerinden iffetlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular iffetimin iffetlerimin 2nd singular iffetinin iffetlerinin 3rd singular iffetinin iffetlerinin 1st plural iffetimizin iffetlerimizin 2nd plural iffetinizin iffetlerinizin 3rd plural iffetlerinin iffetlerinin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular iffetim iffetlerim 2nd singular iffetsin iffetlersin 3rd singular iffet iffettir iffetler iffetlerdir 1st plural iffetiz iffetleriz 2nd plural iffetsiniz iffetlersiniz 3rd plural iffetler iffetlerdir

Derived terms

• iffetli
• iffetlilik
• iffetsiz
• iffetsizlik

Further reading

• “iffet”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “iffet”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı