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yakinen

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یقیناً (yaḳînen),[1][2] from Arabic يَقِينًا (yaqīnan) adverbial accusative of يَقِين (yaqīn, certainty).[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jaˈciːnen/, (dated) /jaˈkʲiːnen/
  • Hyphenation: ya‧ki‧nen

Adverb

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yakinen

  1. (dated) certainly, definitely
    Synonyms: kesinlikle, kesinkes, mutlaka, şüphesiz
  2. (dated) thoroughly, completely
    Synonyms: tamamıyla, tamamen, iyice, adamakıllı, büsbütün

References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “یقیناً”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2205
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “یقیناً”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1353
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “yakinen”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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