تتك
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Mostly via Egyptian Arabic and Sudanese Arabic from Ottoman Turkish تتك (tetik).
Noun edit
تَتَك or تِتِك • (tatak or titik) m
Declension edit
Declension of noun تَتَك (tatak); تِتِك (titik)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | تَتَك; تِتِك tatak; titik |
التَّتَك; التِّتِك at-tatak; at-titik |
تَتَك; تِتِك tatak; titik |
| Nominative | تَتَكٌ; تِتِكٌ tatakun; titikun |
التَّتَكُ; التِّتِكُ at-tataku; at-titiku |
تَتَكُ; تِتِكُ tataku; titiku |
| Accusative | تَتَكًا; تِتِكًا tatakan; titikan |
التَّتَكَ; التِّتِكَ at-tataka; at-titika |
تَتَكَ; تِتِكَ tataka; titika |
| Genitive | تَتَكٍ; تِتِكٍ tatakin; titikin |
التَّتَكِ; التِّتِكِ at-tataki; at-titiki |
تَتَكِ; تِتِكِ tataki; titiki |
References edit
- Littmann, Enno (1954) “Türkisches Sprachgut im Ägyptisch-Arabischen”, in Fritz Meier, editor, Westöstliche Abhandlungen : Rudolf Tschudi zum 70. Geburtstag überreicht von Freunden und Schülern[1], Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, page 114 Nr. 72
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (2020) “تتك”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 6th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 100b
Ottoman Turkish edit
Alternative forms edit
- تتیك (tetik)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *tet- (“to strive, exert; bold, hero; clever, reasonable; cheerful, vigorous”), whence also دیدنمك (didin-, “to strive”).[1]
Compare Old Turkic [script needed] (tetik, “quickwitted, intelligent”) and Karakhanid [script needed] (tetin-, “to strive”).
Adjective edit
تتك • (tetik)
Noun edit
تتك • (tetik)
- trigger (of a firearm)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- (?) تتكی (teteği)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “تتیك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 343
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “تتك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 493
References edit
- ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*det-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill