refik
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish رفیق (refiḳ, “any companion or associate”),[1][2] from Arabic رَفِيق (rafīq), from رَفُقَ (rafuqa, “to be a companion”).[3]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
refik (definite accusative refiki, plural refikler)
Declension edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “رفیق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 982
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “رفیق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 625
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “refik”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading edit
- “refik”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “refik”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3948