niyet
,-ti 1. intention, intent, purpose. 2. Islam repetition of a formula in which one avows one´s intention to perform a religious act. 3. (a) fortune written on a slip of paper. --ini bozmak to change one´s mind. --i bozuk olmak /ın/ to have something no-good in mind; to have some mischief up one´s sleeve. -- çektirmek /a/ to make (a bird or rabbit) draw a slip of paper with a fortune written on it. -- etmek /a/ to intend, mean, aim, plan (to do something). -- kuyusu wishing well. -- tutmak 1. to concentrate one´s thoughts on the matter about which one hopes to learn something (done while consulting a fortuneteller). 2. to wish for something to turn out in a certain way (when drawing lots, observing a contest).