Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عزم ایتمك (ʿazm itmek, etmek, to undertake, to begin, to set out),[1][2] from عزم (ʿazm), equivalent to compound of azim (determination to overcome obstacles) +‎ etmek (to do, to make).[3]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈaz.met.mec/
  • Hyphenation: az‧met‧mek

Verb edit

azmetmek (third-person singular simple present azmeder)

  1. (intransitive, with dative) To have determination to overcome the obstacles in one's way.

Conjugation edit

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References edit

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عزم ایتمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1298
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “عزم ایتمك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 845
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “azim”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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