Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ادیبانه (edibāne),[1][2] from Arabic أَدِيب (ʔadīb, writer, author; cultured, refined) +‎ Persian ـانه (-âne, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.di.baːˈne/
  • Hyphenation: e‧di‧ba‧ne

Adjective

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edibane

  1. (archaic) well-mannered, gentle, elegant

Adverb

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edibane

  1. (archaic) befitting a man of letters, refinedly, elegantly
    • 2022 Nov, Muharrem Varol, Siroziler, Timaş Yayınları, →ISBN, page 260:
      ...Müslümanın çalışıp kazanması ve muhakkak bir meslekle iştigal etmesi gerektiğini gayet edibâne vurgular.
      ...emphasizes quite elegantly that a Muslim must work and earn money, and indeed have an occupation.
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References

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  1. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ادیبانه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 63
  2. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “ادیبانه”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 85

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