bir nebze

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بر نبذه (bir nebze),[1] from بر (bir) and نبذه (nebze),[2][3] equivalent to bir (a, one, indefinite determiner) +‎ nebze (the smallest particle of a thing, an iota).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbiɾ.neb.ze/
  • Hyphenation: bir‧neb‧ze

Adverb

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bir nebze

  1. (figuratively) in a very small degree or amount, a little bit
    Synonyms: zerre kadar, zerrece
  2. (figuratively) for a very short time, for a moment
    Synonyms: bir an, bir ara
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References

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  1. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بر نبذه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1268
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “nebze”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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