Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ناچیزانه (nāçizāne),[1][2] from Persian ناچیزانه (nâčizâne), from ناـ (nâ-, un-, non-, -less) +‎ چیز (čiz, thing, matter) +‎ ـانه (-âne, adjective forming suffix).[3]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /naːt͡ʃi.zaːˈne/, /ˈnaːt͡ʃi.zaːne/
  • Hyphenation: na‧çi‧za‧ne

Adverb edit

naçizane

  1. (poetic) presumingly, presumptuously, humbly

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “آج قارننه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2060
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ناچیزانه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1259
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “naçiz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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