Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طبقی (ṭıbḳı),[1][2][3] from Arabic طِبْقًا (ṭibqan), adverbial accusative of طِبْق (ṭibq, thing that matches in form), it is uncertain if it is derived with the Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy, nisba suffix) or Turkish (possessive suffix).[4]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɯp.kɯ/
  • Hyphenation: tıp‧kı

Noun

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tıpkı

  1. An exact match of a thing, its identical copy.
    Synonyms: tıpkısı, aynısı

Adverb

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tıpkı

  1. exactly, precisely
    Synonyms: tıpatıp, tıpkı tıpkısına, tıpkısı tıpkısına, tamamen

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “طبقی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1232
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “طبقی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 799
  3. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “طِبقی”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 876
  4. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tıpkı”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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