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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اكثریا (ekseriyyā),[1][2][3] from Arabic أَكْثَرِيًّا (ʔakṯariyyan, “mostly, generally”), from أَكْثَر (ʔakṯar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈec.se.ɾi.jaː/
- Hyphenation: ek‧se‧ri‧ya
Adverb
ekseriya
- (dated) generally, mostly, usually
- Synonyms: genellikle, çoğunlukla, (dated) ekseriyetle, (dated) ekseri, (archaic) alelumum
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اكثریا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 171
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “اكثریا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 126
- ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “اَكثَرِیّا”, in قاموس تركی (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 144
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