ziraat
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish زراعت (zira'at), borrowed from Arabic زِرَاعَة (zirāʕa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ziraat (definite accusative ziraatı, plural ziraatlar)
Usage notes edit
- Some younger speakers may palatalize the [t] to [tʲ], as in saat, which is proscribed.
Declension edit
Related terms edit
- zirai (“agricultural”)
See also edit
References edit
- “ziraat”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu