اركن

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ẹ̄rken (early), a derivation from *ẹ̄r (early) and thus related to ایرته (erte, tomorrow). Cognate with Azerbaijani erkən and Turkmen irki.

Adjective

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اركن (erken)

  1. early, premature, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
    Synonyms: باكر (bakir), زود (zud)

Adverb

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اركن (erken)

  1. early, betimes, at a time before expected, sooner than usual or expected
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Turkish: erken

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *erŋgen (celibate, unmarried, single),[1] either a derivation from the root *ēr (man), or possibly a contraction of *eringen, from the verb *erin- (to be lazy). Cognate with Karakhanid ارنكان (erŋgen).

Adjective

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اركن (ergen)

  1. (of a man) celibate, unmarried, single, unwed, having no wife
    Synonyms: بكار (bekâr), عزب (ʼazeb), مجرد (mücerred)
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References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “erŋe:n”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 235

Further reading

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