Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قوم (ḳavm, a party, group, class of people, a people, nation),[1] from Arabic قَوْم (qawm, people, nation, tribe), from قَامَ (qāma, to rise, to stand up).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈvim/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧vim

Noun

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kavim (definite accusative kavmi, plural kavimler or (dated) akvam)

  1. (sociology) A group of people who share a common culture, language, traditions, as well as ancestry; a people, nation, tribe.
    Synonyms: budun, kabile, ulus, millet

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative kavim
Definite accusative kavmi
Singular Plural
Nominative kavim kavimler
Definite accusative kavmi kavimleri
Dative kavme kavimlere
Locative kavimde kavimlerde
Ablative kavimden kavimlerden
Genitive kavmin kavimlerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular kavmim kavimlerim
2nd singular kavmin kavimlerin
3rd singular kavmi kavimleri
1st plural kavmimiz kavimlerimiz
2nd plural kavminiz kavimleriniz
3rd plural kavimleri kavimleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular kavmimi kavimlerimi
2nd singular kavmini kavimlerini
3rd singular kavmini kavimlerini
1st plural kavmimizi kavimlerimizi
2nd plural kavminizi kavimlerinizi
3rd plural kavimlerini kavimlerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular kavmime kavimlerime
2nd singular kavmine kavimlerine
3rd singular kavmine kavimlerine
1st plural kavmimize kavimlerimize
2nd plural kavminize kavimlerinize
3rd plural kavimlerine kavimlerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular kavmimde kavimlerimde
2nd singular kavminde kavimlerinde
3rd singular kavminde kavimlerinde
1st plural kavmimizde kavimlerimizde
2nd plural kavminizde kavimlerinizde
3rd plural kavimlerinde kavimlerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular kavmimden kavimlerimden
2nd singular kavminden kavimlerinden
3rd singular kavminden kavimlerinden
1st plural kavmimizden kavimlerimizden
2nd plural kavminizden kavimlerinizden
3rd plural kavimlerinden kavimlerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular kavmimin kavimlerimin
2nd singular kavminin kavimlerinin
3rd singular kavminin kavimlerinin
1st plural kavmimizin kavimlerimizin
2nd plural kavminizin kavimlerinizin
3rd plural kavimlerinin kavimlerinin

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قوم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1496
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kavim”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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