hemen hemen

Turkish

Etymology

Compound of hemen (“quickly, nearly, just”) +‎ hemen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heˈmen.he.men/
• Hyphenation: he‧men‧he‧men

Adverb

hemen hemen

1. almost, nearly, pretty much

   Synonym: neredeyse

2. as good as, close to or not far from all

Related terms

• hem
• hemencecik
• hep

 

Further reading

• “hemen hemen”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “hemen hemen”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1931