vasiyetname

Turkish

Alternative forms

• vasiyetnâme

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وصيت نامه, borrowed from Persian وصیت‌نامه (vasiyyat-nâme); equivalent to vasiyet +‎ -name.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: va‧si‧yet‧na‧me

Noun

vasiyetname (definite accusative vasiyetnameyi, plural vasiyetnameler)

1. testament (A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).)

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “vasiyetname”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• “vasiyetname”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• https://ia902904.us.archive.org/25/items/OsmanlicaLugat/Osmanlica%20Lugat.pdf