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hâlbuki

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See also: halbuki

Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حال بو كه (ḥal bu ki),[1][2] from حال (ḥal) + بو (bu) + كه (ki),[3] equivalent to a univerbation of hâl (“state, situation, circumstance”) +‎ bu (“this”) +‎ ki (“that”), literally “the state is (this) that”. Cognates with Azerbaijani halbuki, Uyghur ھالبۇكى (halbuki), Uzbek holbuki.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhal.bu.ci/
  • Hyphenation: hâl‧bu‧ki

Adverb

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hâlbuki

  1. whereas, but, on the contrary
    Synonyms: oysa, oysaki, aksine, bilakis, tersine
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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890), “حال بو كه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 755
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911), “حال بو كه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 493
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “halbuki”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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