kuvveti

Kuvveti is a Turkish noun form derived from kuvvet, meaning force, strength, or power. The form kuvveti is the inflected variant used when the noun is definite or functions in a specific grammatical role, typically as the definite direct object or in possessive constructions. In everyday Turkish, kuvvet covers physical force as well as figurative power, including military forces (kuvvetler), political influence, or strength of character; kuvveti appears in contexts where the force is identified or stated as definite.

Etymology: kuvveti traces back to Turkish kuvvet, borrowed from Arabic quwwah meaning power or strength, with later transmission through Persian and other intermediaries. The word belongs to a semantic field that includes strength, energy, might, and power.

Usage notes: Turkish uses agglutinative suffixes to modify nouns; kuvveti may combine with other suffixes to yield forms such as kuvvetiyle (by means of its force) or in compound expressions. In Ottoman Turkish, comparable forms existed in Arabic-script orthography; modern Turkish uses Latin script and regular inflection.

Related terms: kuvvet (force), kuvvetli (strong), kuvvetler (forces), güç (power/strength; synonym in many contexts). Physical science terminology also uses kuvvet to denote force.

See also: Turkish language, Turkish grammar, Turkish etymology, Arabic influence on Turkish.