takriben

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish تقریبا (takriba), from Arabic تَقْرِيبًا (taqrīban), adverbial accusative of تَقْرِيب (taqrīb). By surface analysis, takrip +‎ -en (adverbial suffix).

Adverb

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takriben

  1. approximately, about
    Synonym: yaklaşık olarak
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References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “takrip”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “تقریبا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 576
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN