mütevazı

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish متواضع (mütevazı), from Arabic مُتَوَاضِع (mutawāḍiʕ), active participle of تَوَاضَعَ (tawāḍaʕa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /my.te.vaːzɯ/
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Adjective

mütevazı

  1. humble, modest

Declension