izafet
English
Noun
izafet (plural izafets)
- (linguistics) Synonym of ezafe.
Turkish
Alternative forms
- izâfe (superseded spelling)
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اضافت (izafet), from Classical Persian اضافت (izâfat), itself from Arabic إِضَافَة (ʔiḍāfa). Doublet of izafe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.zaːˈfet/
- Hyphenation: i‧za‧fet
Noun
izafet (definite accusative izafeti, plural izafetler)
- relation, correlation
- Synonym: bağıntı
- (linguistics) ezafe
- Synonyms: izafet kesresi, kesre-i izafet
- (linguistics) idafa
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | izafet | izafetler |
| definite accusative | izafeti | izafetleri |
| dative | izafete | izafetlere |
| locative | izafette | izafetlerde |
| ablative | izafetten | izafetlerden |
| genitive | izafetin | izafetlerin |
Derived terms
- izafet kesresi
- kesre-i izafet
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “izafet”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “izafet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük