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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish رفیقه f (refiḳa, “any companion or associate”),[1][2] from Arabic رَفِيقَة (rafīqa), feminine of رَفِيق (rafīq), from رَفُقَ (rafuqa, “to be a companion”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾe.fiːˈka/
- Hyphenation: re‧fi‧ka
Noun
refika (definite accusative refikayı, plural refikalar)
- (dated) Feminine spouse, wife.
- Synonyms: eş, karı, zevce
Declension
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “رفیق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 982
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “رفیق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 625
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “refika”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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