Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بالمقابله (bilʿmuḳābele, in return, reciprocally),[1] from Arabic بِالْمُقَابَلَة (bi-l-muqābala), from بِـ (bi-) +‎ اَلْ (al-) +‎ مُقَابَلَة (muqābala),[2] equivalent to bil- +‎ mukabele (an act of responding, reciprocating).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbil.mu.kaːbe.le/
  • Hyphenation: bil‧mu‧ka‧be‧le

Adverb edit

bilmukabele

  1. (archaic) as a response, reciprocally
  2. (dated) likewise, me/you too

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بالمقابله”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1936
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bilmukabele”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading edit