Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Arabic خَفِيف (ḵafīf).

Verb

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خفیفلتمك (hafifletmek)

  1. causative of خفیفله‌مك (hafiflemek, to diminish, lose weight): to lighten

Descendants

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  • Turkish: hafifletmek

Further reading

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  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “hafiflemek”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN