Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, beş (five) +‎ -er (distributive suffix).

Adverb

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beşer

  1. distributive of beş

References

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Turkish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Ottoman Turkish بشر (beşer). By surface analysis, beş (five) +‎ -er (distributive suffix).

Adverb

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beşer

  1. distributive of beş (five each)

Etymology 2

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From Ottoman Turkish بشر (beşer), from Arabic بَشَر (bašar).

Noun

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beşer (definite accusative beşeri, plural beşerler)

  1. man, human
  2. mankind
Declension
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Inflection
Nominative beşer
Definite accusative beşeri
Singular Plural
Nominative beşer beşerler
Definite accusative beşeri beşerleri
Dative beşere beşerlere
Locative beşerde beşerlerde
Ablative beşerden beşerlerden
Genitive beşerin beşerlerin

References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “beşer”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بشر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 366
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN