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باتی

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *batığ (west),[1] a development from *bat- (to sink), whence باتمق (batmak, to sink). Cognate with Azerbaijani batı.

Noun

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باتی (batı) (definite accusative باتیی (batıyı), plural باتیلر (batılar))

  1. west, one of the four cardinal points or compass points and the opposite direction from east
    Synonym: غرب (garb)
  2. west wind, zephyr, a wind that originates in the west and blows in an eastward direction

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: batı

References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “batığ”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 301

Further reading

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