ihtifal

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish احتفال (ihtifal), from Arabic اِحْتِفَال (iḥtifāl), verbal noun of اِحْتَفَلَ (iḥtafala, to celebrate).

Noun

ihtifal (definite accusative ihtifali, plural ihtifaller) (obsolete)

  1. celebration; memorial
    • 1940 August 20, “Fikret ihtifali”, in Vakit, page 3:
      Şair Tevfik Firkretin ölümünün 25 inci yıldönümü münasebetile Eyüp halkevi tarafından büyük ölünün Eyüpteki mezarı başında dün bir ihtifal tertip edilmiştir.
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