iptidai

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Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ابتدائی (ibtidāi, primitive, fundamental, preparatory),[1] from Arabic اِبْتِدَائِيّ (ibtidāʔiyy, initial, primary, elementary), from اِبْتِدَاء (ibtidāʔ, beginning), verbal noun of اِبْتَدَأَ (ibtadaʔa, to begin, to commence).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ip.tiˈdaːiː/
  • Hyphenation: ip‧ti‧da‧i

Adjective

iptidai

  1. (philosophy, archaic) primitive, primordial
  2. (education, archaic) elementary school

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References

  1. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ابتدائی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 44
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “iptida”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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