Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مجادله ایتمك (mücādele itmek, etmek, to dispute, to contend),[1][2] from مجادله (mücādele), equivalent to compound of mücadele (dispute, struggle, fight) +‎ etmek (to do, to make).[3]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /my.d͡ʒaːdeˈle.et.mec/
  • Hyphenation: mü‧ca‧de‧le‧et‧mek

Verb edit

mücadele etmek (third-person singular simple present mücadele eder)

  1. (intransitive) To struggle, to strive.
    Synonym: mücadele vermek
  2. (intransitive) To fight, to put up a fight.
    Synonym: mücadele vermek

Conjugation edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مجادله ایتمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1744
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مجادله ایتمك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1120
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mücadele”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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