eğreti

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Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اكرتی,[1][2] or ایرتی (eyreti, iyreti, temporary, makeshift) from Arabic إِعارة (ʔiʕāra, lending, loan) with ـِيّ (-iyy, nisba suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eɰ.ɾeˈti/, /eːɾeˈti/
  • Hyphenation: eğ‧re‧ti

Adjective

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eğreti

  1. Not permanent; temporary, used temporarily in place of another thing.
    Synonyms: geçici, (dated) muvakkat
    Antonyms: kalıcı, temelli, daimî
  2. Taken to be returned later.
    Synonym: emanet
  3. Improperly or poorly placed or settled.
    Synonym: emanet
  4. artificial, prosthetic
    Synonyms: takma, protez
  5. vague, semiclear
    Synonyms: belli belirsiz, hayal meyal
  6. Not going well together, ill-fitting.

Declension

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Adverb

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eğreti

  1. temporarily
  2. In a poorly placed or settled manner.
    Synonym: emaneten
  3. In a careless or slipshod manner.
    Synonyms: üstünkörü, gelişigüzel, baştan savma, öylesine

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اكرتی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 172
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “اكرتی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 126

Further reading

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