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ara sıra

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Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آرا صره (ara ṣıra),[1][2] from آرا or آره (ara) and صره (ṣıra),[3][4] equivalent to ara (space, place between two things, interval) +‎ sıra (line, order, sequence, turn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈɾa.sɯ.ɾa/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ra‧sı‧ra

Adverb

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ara sıra

  1. sometimes, occasionally, at times, now and then, from time to time
    Synonyms: arada bir, bazen, bazı bazı, kimi vakit, kimi zaman, zaman zaman, (archaic) kâh
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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “آرا صره”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 56
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “آرا صره”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 11
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ara”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  4. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sıra”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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