refakat

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish رفاقت (refāḳat, “an accompanying another on a journey, companionship”), from Arabic رَفَاقَة (rafāqa), verbal noun of رَفُقَ (rafuqa, “to be a companion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾe.faːˈkat/
• Hyphenation: re‧fa‧kat

Noun

refakat (definite accusative refakati, plural refakatler)

1. An act of accompanying, companionship.

   Synonym: arkadaşlık etme

2. (music) An act of performing a duet.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	refakat
Definite accusative	refakati
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	refakat	refakatler
Definite accusative	refakati	refakatleri
Dative	refakate	refakatlere
Locative	refakatte	refakatlerde
Ablative	refakatten	refakatlerden
Genitive	refakatin	refakatlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular refakatim refakatlerim 2nd singular refakatin refakatlerin 3rd singular refakati refakatleri 1st plural refakatimiz refakatlerimiz 2nd plural refakatiniz refakatleriniz 3rd plural refakatleri refakatleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular refakatimi refakatlerimi 2nd singular refakatini refakatlerini 3rd singular refakatini refakatlerini 1st plural refakatimizi refakatlerimizi 2nd plural refakatinizi refakatlerinizi 3rd plural refakatlerini refakatlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular refakatime refakatlerime 2nd singular refakatine refakatlerine 3rd singular refakatine refakatlerine 1st plural refakatimize refakatlerimize 2nd plural refakatinize refakatlerinize 3rd plural refakatlerine refakatlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular refakatimde refakatlerimde 2nd singular refakatinde refakatlerinde 3rd singular refakatinde refakatlerinde 1st plural refakatimizde refakatlerimizde 2nd plural refakatinizde refakatlerinizde 3rd plural refakatlerinde refakatlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular refakatimden refakatlerimden 2nd singular refakatinden refakatlerinden 3rd singular refakatinden refakatlerinden 1st plural refakatimizden refakatlerimizden 2nd plural refakatinizden refakatlerinizden 3rd plural refakatlerinden refakatlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular refakatimin refakatlerimin 2nd singular refakatinin refakatlerinin 3rd singular refakatinin refakatlerinin 1st plural refakatimizin refakatlerimizin 2nd plural refakatinizin refakatlerinizin 3rd plural refakatlerinin refakatlerinin

Derived terms

• refakat etmek
• refakatçi

 

Related terms

• irtifak
• refik
• Refik
• refika
• Rıfkı

 

Further reading

• “refakat”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “refakat”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3948