elvermek

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish الویرمك (elvermek), equivalent to el (“hand”) +‎ vermek (“to give”).

Verb

elvermek (third-person singular simple present elverir)

1. to suffice, to be enough
2. to be suitable, convenient

Derived terms

• elverişli (“sufficient, convenient, profitable”)

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “الویرمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 191
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN