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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish رفاقت (refāḳat, “an accompanying another on a journey, companionship”),[1][2] from Arabic رَفَاقَة (rafāqa), verbal noun of رَفُقَ (rafuqa, “to be a companion”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾe.faːˈkat/
- Hyphenation: re‧fa‧kat
Noun
refakat (definite accusative refakati, plural refakatler)
- An act of accompanying, companionship.
- Synonym: arkadaşlık etme
- (music) An act of performing a duet.
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References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “رفاقت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 981
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “رفاقت”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 625
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “refakat”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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