hazırcevap

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Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حاضر جواب (hazır cevab),[1][2] from Arabic حَاضِر (ḥāḍir) and جَوَاب (jawāb), equivalent to hazır (ready, prepared) +‎ cevap (answer, reply).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haˈzɯɾ.d͡ʒe.vap/
  • Hyphenation: ha‧zır‧ce‧vap

Adjective

hazırcevap

  1. (idiomatic, of a person) witty, quickwitted, quick to make an appropriate remark or comeback

Declension

References

  1. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “حاضر جواب”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 492
  2. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “حاضر جواب”, in قاموس تركی (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 563

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