müsait
Appearance
See also: musait
Turkish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- müsaid (archaic)
Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish مساعد (müsaid), from Arabic مُسَاعِد (musāʕid), active participle of سَاعَدَ (sāʕada, “to assist”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]müsait
- suitable, convenient
- available (to pay attention to a visitor, having a conversation, etc.)
- Müsait misiniz?
- Is this a convenient moment?
- (literally, “Are you available?”)
Synonyms
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[edit]References
[edit]- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “müsait”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مساعد”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1826