Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish مدت, from Arabic مُدَّة (mudda). Compare Azerbaijani müddət.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /myd.ˈdet/
  • Hyphenation: müd‧det

Noun

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müddet (definite accusative müddeti, plural müddetler)

  1. l. period of time, interval; duration
    Synonym: süre

References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “müddet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مدت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1785
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN