ebediyen

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ابدیاً (ebediyyen),[1] from Arabic أَبَدِيًّا (ʔabadiyyan) adverbial accusative of أَبَدِيّ (ʔabadiyy, eternal), from أَبَد (ʔabad, eternity) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy, nisba suffix).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.beˈdi.jɛn/, /e.beˈdiːjɛn/
  • Hyphenation: e‧be‧di‧yen

Adverb

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ebediyen

  1. forever, eternally
    Synonyms: sonsuza kadar, sonsuza dek, daima, (dated) ilelebet
  2. (in negative sentences) never
    Synonyms: hiçbir zaman, asla, katiyen
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References

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  1. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “اَبَدِیاً”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 65
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ebet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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