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Turkish
Etymology 1
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish واقعاً, from Arabic واقِعاً (wāqiʕan), adverbial accusative of وَاقِع (wāqiʕ).
Adverb
vakıa
- (obsolete) in fact, really
- Synonyms: gerçi, aslında
References
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “واقعا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1301
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “واقعا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2123
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 1216
Etymology 2
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish واقعه, from Arabic وَاقِعَة (wāqiʕa).
Noun
vakıa (definite accusative vakıayı, plural vakıalar)
- fact, event
Declension
References
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “واقعه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1301
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “vakıa”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “واقعه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, pages 2123–2124
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 1216