muvaffak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish موفق (müvaffak, “successful through divine guidance”), from Arabic مُوَفَّق (muwaffaq), passive participle of وَفَّقَ (waffaqa, “(for God) to grant someone success”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /muvafak/, /muaffak/

Adjective

muvaffak (archaic)

  1. successful (resulting in success)
    • 1934 September 13, “Üniversitenin yeni imtihan talimatnamesi”, in Hamimiyeti Milliye, page 3:
      İmtihanlar biri tahrirî, diğeri şifahî olmak üzere iki devre yapılacak ve birinde muvaffak olmıyan talebe diğerine giremiyecektir.
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