Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish رجا ایتمك (ricā itmek, etmek),[1][2] from رجا (recā, ricā), equivalent to rica (request, demand, wish, appeal) +‎ etmek (to do, to make).[3]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɾiˈd͡ʒaːet.mec/
  • Hyphenation: ri‧ca‧et‧mek

Verb edit

rica etmek (third-person singular simple present rica eder)

  1. (transitive, with ablative) To kindly request, to wish.
    Synonym: ricada bulunmak
    Sipariş ve satış fiyatları ile ilgili bilgi için irtibata geçmenizi rica ederim.Please get in contact for information about order and sale prices. (literally, “I kindly request that...”)

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “رجا ایتمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 965
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “رجا ایتمك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 616
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “rica”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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