bir arada

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بر آراده (bir arada),[1][2] from بر (bir) and آرا (ara),[3][4] equivalent to bir (a, one, indefinite determiner) + ara (space, place between two things, interval) + -da (locative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiɾ.a.ɾa.da/
  • Hyphenation: bir‧a‧ra‧da

Adverb

bir arada

  1. together, collectively, en masse
    Synonyms: birlikte, beraber, topluca

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بر آراده”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 56
  2. Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بر آراده”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 11
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  4. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ara”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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