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قارشو

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Ottoman Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *karĺčï (opposite), a development of *kar- (to disagree; to be opposite). Cognate with Azerbaijani qarşı, Bashkir ҡаршы (qarşı), Chuvash хирӗҫ (hirĕś), Kazakh қарсы (qarsy), Kyrgyz каршы (karşı), Turkmen garşy, Uyghur قارشى (qarshi) and Uzbek qarshi.

Postposition

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قارشو (karşı or karşu) (with dative)

  1. opposite, across from, facing
  2. against, in contrast or in a contrary direction

Adjective

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قارشو (karşı or karşu)

  1. opposing, opposed, antagonistic, acting in opposition

Noun

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قارشو (karşı or karşu)

  1. opposite, a place or direction opposite to a person or thing
    • 1910 April 24, “دوقتور صوجیان [Doctor Sudjian]”, in Tercüman-i Ahval, page 4:
      هر كون صباحدن آقشامه قدر باغچه قپوسنده بیك بر چشید مغازه‌سی قارشوسنده میناسیان جزاخانه‌سنده بولنور.
      Her gün sabahdan akşama kadar Bahçekapısında "Binbir Çeşid" mağazası karşısında Minasyan cezahanesinde bulunur.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

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  • Turkish: karşı
  • Albanian: karshi
  • Bulgarian: карши́ (karší)
  • Macedonian: карши (karši)

Further reading

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