defaten

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Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دفعةً (defʿaten),[1][2] from Arabic دَفْعَةً (dafʕatan) adverbial accusative of دَفْعَة (dafʕa, a push, thrust; one go; a payment), from دَفَعَ (dafaʕa, to push; to repel; to pay).[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈfaːten/
  • Hyphenation: de‧fa‧ten

Adverb

defaten

  1. (archaic) suddenly, all of a sudden
    Synonyms: aniden, ansızın, apansız, birden, birdenbire
  2. (archaic) in one go, in one foul swoop
    Synonyms: bir çırpıda, bir hamlede, şipşak
  3. (dated, misusage) a number of times, over and over
    Synonym: defalarca

References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “دفعةً”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 907
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “دفعةً”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 575
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “defaten”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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