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imbat

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See also: îmbăt

English

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Etymology

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A widespread word in the Mediterranean[1] related to Latin battuo (“beat, strike”). Possibly directly from Ottoman Turkish ایمبات (imbat, “sea breeze; etesian”).[2] Doublet of limbat.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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imbat (plural imbats)

  1. A type of dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean.
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References

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  1. ^ Kahane, Henry R., Kahane, Renée, Tietze, Andreas (1958) The Lingua Franca in the Levant: Turkish Nautical Terms of Italian and Greek Origin, Urbana: University of Illinois, page 259
  2. ^ "imbat." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster. 2002.

Anagrams

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