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Etymology edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish موقت (muvakkat, fixed, stated time or event, temporary),[1] from Arabic مُوَقَّت (muwaqqat, fixed, appointed, temporary), passive participle of وَقَّتَ (waqqata, to determine the time of).[2] Cognates with Azerbaijani müvəqqəti, Uzbek muvaqqat.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mu.βakˈkat/
  • Hyphenation: mu‧vak‧kat

Adjective edit

muvakkat

  1. (dated) Lasting for a fixed time; temporary, transitory.
    Synonyms: geçici, eğreti

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References edit

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “موقت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2033
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “muvakkat”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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