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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish غبطه (ġıbṭa, “a commendable longing, a desire without envy or malice”),[1] from Arabic غِبْطَة (ḡibṭa)[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɯpˈta/
- Hyphenation: gıp‧ta
Noun
gıpta (definite accusative gıptayı, plural gıptalar)
- The desire to have the good qualities or things someone else has without envy; admiration, the act of looking up to someone.
- Synonyms: imrenme, özenme
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