nakarat

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نقرات (nakarât), plural of Arabic نَقْرَة (naqra).[1]

Noun

nakarat (definite accusative nakaratı, plural nakaratlar)

  1. refrain, chorus, reprise, leitmotif

References

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “nakarat”, in Nişanyan Sözlük