mabat

Turkish

Alternative forms

  • mabad

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مابعد (mabad), from Arabic مَا بَعْد (mā baʕd).

Noun

mabat (definite accusative mabadi, plural mabatlar)‌ (archaic)

  1. remainder, continuation
    mabadi var ― to be continued (literally, “the continuation exists”)
  2. (figurative) butt
    Synonyms: göt, kıç

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mabat”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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