münasebet

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مناسبت (münasebet), from Arabic مُنَاسَبَة (munāsaba).

Noun

münasebet (definite accusative münasebeti, plural münasebetler or münasebat)

  1. being fit, suitable, reasonable; fitness, suitability, reason
  2. relation, connection
    • 1936 November 2, “Atatürk, bir söylevle kamutayı açtılar”, in Ulusal Birlik:
      Tanışmakla bahtiyar olduğum İngilterenin büyük kralı ile aramızda husule gelen dostluğun, milletlerimizin temayüllerine uyğun olarak, iki hükûmetin samimi münasebatı üzerinde hayırlı tesirlerine şubhe yoktur.
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  3. opportunity

Derived terms

  • münasebetli
  • münasebetsiz (unreasonable)

References

  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مناسبت”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1226
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “münasebet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مناسبت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1984
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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