elvermek
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish الویرمك (elvermek), equivalent to el (“hand”) + vermek (“to give”).
Verb
[edit]elvermek (third-person singular simple present elverir)
- to suffice, to be enough
- to be suitable, convenient
Derived terms
[edit]- elverişli (“sufficient, convenient, profitable”)
References
[edit]- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “الویرمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 191
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN