istifade

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See also: istifadə

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish استفاده (istifade), from Arabic اِسْتِفَادَة (istifāda), verbal noun of اِسْتَفَادَ (istafāda, “to earn, acquire, avail”). Compare Azerbaijani istifadə.

Noun

istifade (definite accusative istifadeyi, plural istifadeler)

  1. benefiting, profiting, gaining
  2. benefit, profit, gain

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “istifade”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “استفاده”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 101
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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