adamına göre

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آدمنه كوره (adamına göre),[1] from آدم (adam) and كوره (göre),[2][3] equivalent to adam (man; human being, person) + (possessive suffix) + -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant) + göre (depending on), literally depending on the person.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.da.mɯˈna.ɟœ.ɾe/
  • Hyphenation: a‧da‧mı‧na‧gö‧re

Adverb

adamına göre

  1. (idiomatic) Used to indicate favoristic treatment depending on whom the person is dealing with; preferentially, discriminatorily.

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “آدمنه كوره”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 51
  2. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “adam”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “göre”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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