tabiat
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish طبیعت (tabiat), from Arabic طَبِيعَة (ṭabīʿa).
Noun
tabiat (definite accusative tabiatı, plural tabiatlar)
- nature; behaviour; character; temperament
- 1931 January 1, Son Posta page 5, response to letter to romantic advice column:
- […] Alacağınız erkeğin tabiatleri mümkün olduğu kadar sizin tabiatlerinize uymalıdır. Ahlâkan size benzemiyen erkekle evlenmeyiniz.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1931 January 1, Son Posta page 5, response to letter to romantic advice column:
References
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “tabîat”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1209
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tabiat”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Uzbek
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Cyrillic | табиат (tabiat) |
Latin | tabiat |
Perso-Arabic |
Etymology
Inherited from Chagatai طبیعت, from Arabic طَبِيعَة (ṭabīʿa).
Noun
tabiat (plural tabiatlar)
- nature
Related terms
- tabiiy