beyhude

Turkish

Etymology

From Persian بیهوده (bihude, “ineffective, useless, futile, pointless, trivial”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bey‧hu‧de

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Adjective

beyhude

1. futile, vain, meanless

Adverb

beyhude

1. in vain

Derived terms

1. nafile

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “beyhude”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• “beyhude”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu