itfaiye

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اطفائیه (itfâiyye), from Arabic إِطْفَائِيَّة (ʔiṭfāʔiyya).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: it‧fa‧i‧ye

Noun

itfaiye (definite accusative itfaiyeyi, plural itfaiyeler)

1. fire brigade
2. fire department

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	itfaiye
Definite accusative	itfaiyeyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	itfaiye	itfaiyeler
Definite accusative	itfaiyeyi	itfaiyeleri
Dative	itfaiyeye	itfaiyelere
Locative	itfaiyede	itfaiyelerde
Ablative	itfaiyeden	itfaiyelerden
Genitive	itfaiyenin	itfaiyelerin

Further reading

• “itfaiye”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu