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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اهتمام (ihtimām, “a being thoughtful, anxious, sorrowful; care, anxiety; an employing much thought about a thing; nicety of adjustment, carefulness of finish”), from Arabic اِهْتِمَام (ihtimām).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ih.tiˈmam/, (definite accusative) /ih.ti.maːˈmɯ/
- Hyphenation: ih‧ti‧mam
Noun
ihtimam (definite accusative ihtimamı, plural ihtimamlar)
- (dated) Attention and care given to a task at hand; pains.
- Synonyms: itina, özen
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References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اهتمام”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 278
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “اهتمام”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 209
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ihtimam”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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