Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دیرلمك (dirilmek),[1][2] from دیری (diri),[3] equivalent to diri (alive, living; lively) +‎ -l (verb-forming suffix) +‎ -mek.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /di.ɾilˈmec/
  • Hyphenation: di‧ril‧mek

Verb

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dirilmek (third-person singular simple present dirilir)

  1. (intransitive) To come alive, to come to life.
  2. (intransitive) To gain strength and become lively.
  3. (intransitive) (for a plant) To turn green from a withered state.
  4. (intransitive, figuratively) To become valid or active once again.

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “دیرلمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 934
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “دیرلمك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 597
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “diri”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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