telefat

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تالفات (telefat), plural of تلف (telef), from Arabic تَلَف (talaf).

Noun

telefat (definite accusative telefatı, uncountable)

1. loss of life; (military) casualties

   Synonym: kayıp

   • 1939 September 3, “Leh tebliği [Polish report]”, in Cumhuriyet, page 1:

     Alman tayyareleri birçok kıtaatı bombardıman ettiler. Sivil halk arasında telefat vardır.

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References

• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “telefât”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎^[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1282
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “telefat”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN