mabat

Turkish

Alternative forms

• mabad

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مابعد (mabad), from Arabic مَا بَعْد (mā baʕd).

Noun

mabat (definite accusative mabadi, plural mabatlar)‌ (archaic)

1. remainder, continuation

   mabadi var ― to be continued (literally, “the continuation exists”)

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mabat”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN