vahim

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish وخیم (vahim, “disagreeable, indigestible; dangerous”), from Arabic وَخِيم (waḵīm).

Adjective

vahim

  1. dangerous, serious, grave
    • 1941 April 6, “İrakta hükûmet darbesi [Coup in Iraq]”, in Vakit, page 4, column 3:
      Londranın salâhiyetli mahfillerinin mütaleasına göre, vaziyet ciddi olmakla beraber vahim değildir.
      According to a study by responsible authorities in London, the situation is serious but not grave.

Derived terms

  • vahimlik

References

  • Robert Avery et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “vahim”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890), “وخیم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2131
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