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fuzuli

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Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فضولی (fużûli, pertaining to excess; unjust),[1][2] from Arabic فُضُولِيّ (fuḍūliyy, curious, prying), from فُضُول (fuḍūl, curiosity) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy, nisba suffix).[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fu.zuːˈliː/
  • Hyphenation: fu‧zu‧li

Adjective

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fuzuli

  1. unnecessary, superfluous, inexpedient
    Synonyms: yersiz, gereksiz, lüzumsuz, (dated) afaki

Declension

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Adverb

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fuzuli

  1. unnecessarily, inexpediently
    Synonyms: gereksiz yere, boş yere, yok yere, lüzumsuz yere
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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “فضولی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1389
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “فضولی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 904
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “fuzuli”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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