hataen

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خطاء (hataen, “by mistake”), from Arabic خَطَأً (ḵaṭaʔan), adverbial accusative of خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʔ, “mistake”). By surface analysis, hata (“mistake”) +‎ -en. Compare Azerbaijani xətaən.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ha‧ta‧en

Adverb

hataen

  1. by mistake
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