Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آلداتمق (aldatmak), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *āl (device, trick, deceit; to deceive). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (aldā-).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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aldatmak (third-person singular simple present aldatır)

  1. to betray [with accusative]
  2. to cheat on [with accusative]
    Kocamı aldattım.
    I cheated on my husband.
  3. to dupe [with accusative]

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “aldatmak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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