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Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Arabic طَبِيعَة (ṭabīʕa).
Noun
tabiat
- character
- nature
- temperament
Declension
References
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طبیعت (tabiʼat, “nature”), from Arabic طَبِيعَة (ṭabīʕa, “nature, quality, essence”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tabiat (definite accusative tabiatı, plural tabiatlar)
- nature; behaviour; character; temperament
- 1931 January 1, Son Posta page 5, response to letter to romantic advice column:
[…] Alacağınız erkeğin tabiatleri mümkün olduğu kadar sizin tabiatlerinize uymalıdır. Ahlâkan size benzemiyen erkekle evlenmeyiniz.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
References
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “tabîat”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1209
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tabiat”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Uzbek
Etymology
Inherited from Chagatai طبیعت, from Arabic طَبِيعَة (ṭabīʕa).
Noun
tabiat (plural tabiatlar)
- nature
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