müsait

See also: musait

Turkish

Alternative forms

• müsaid (archaic)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مساعد (müsaid), from Arabic مُسَاعِد (musāʕid), active participle of سَاعَدَ (sāʕada, “to assist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʏ.sɑːˈit]

Adjective

müsait

1. suitable, convenient
2. available (to pay attention to a visitor, having a conversation, etc.)

   Müsait misiniz?

   Is this a convenient moment?

   (literally, “Are you available?”)

Synonyms

• uygun

Antonyms

• namüsait

Related terms

• müsaade
• saadet

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “müsait”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مساعد”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1826