imbat

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See also: îmbăt

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A widespread word in the Mediterranean[1] related to Latin battuo (“beat, strike”). Possibly directly from Ottoman Turkish ایمبات‎ (imbat, “sea breeze; etesian”)[2] Doublet of limbat.

Noun[edit]

imbat (plural imbats)

  1. A type of dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Kahane, Henry R.; Kahane, Renée; Tietze, Andreas (1958) The Lingua Franca in the Levant: Turkish Nautical Terms of Italian and Greek Origin, Urbana: University of Illinois, page 259
  2. ^ "imbat." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster. 2002.

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