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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اصابت (isābet, “a hitting the mark, striking, reaching, stumbling upon, interj. Well done! Bravo!”), from Arabic إِصَابَة (ʔiṣāba, “injury, trauma, score, a hitting shot”), verbal noun of أَصَابَ (ʔaṣāba, “to hit the mark, to speak or act to the point”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.saːˈbet/
- Hyphenation: i‧sa‧bet
Noun
isabet (definite accusative isabeti, plural isabetler)
- Hitting or reaching the target.
- Winning in a game of chance such as the lottery.
- (for a remark or proposal) Being apt, appropriate, spot on.
- Not being wrong or mistaken.
- A pleasant coincidence.
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Interjection
İsabet!
- (dated, poetic) Used after a pleasant event; Nice!, Sweet!
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اصابت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 126
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “اصابت”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 99
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “isabet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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