illet

Meaning

1. A disease, illness.
2. (figuratively) A habit bordering addiction.
3. (figuratively) A disorder, defect.
4. (informal) An annoying person.
5. A cause, reason.

Concepts

malady

disease

disorder

reason

cause

addiction

illness

nuisance

pest

bad habit

Synonyms

hasta

🤢

hastalık

ağrı

hırçın

sayrılık

hastalanmak

dert

Translations

maladie

infirmité

mal

vice

derd

êşik

nexweşîn

سَبَب

îlet

Krankheit

cause

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ilˈlet/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: علت

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish علت (ʿillet, “a disease, malady, a cause, reason, excuse, pretext”), from Arabic عِلَّة (ʕilla).