katiyen

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Turkish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish قطعیاً (ḳatʿiyyen),[1][2] from Arabic قَطْعِيًّا (qaṭʕiyyan), adverbial accusative of قَطْعِيّ (qaṭʕiyy).[3]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaˈti.jen/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ti‧yen

Adverb[edit]

katiyen

  1. never, under no circumstances
    Synonyms: asla, hiçbir zaman
  2. definitely, absolutely
    Synonyms: kesinlikle, kesin olarak, katiyetle
    • 1930 June 27, advertisement for pest control on page 6 of Yarın:
      Kokusu lâtif olup kat'iyyen leke yapmaz.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قطعیا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1462
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “قطعیا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 965
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kati”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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