tevkif

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish توقیف (tevkıf), from Arabic تَوْقِيف (tawqīf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tevˈcif/, (before a suffix beginning in a vowel) /tev.ciːf/

Noun

tevkif (definite accusative tevkifi, plural tevkifler or tevkifat) (archaic)

  1. stop
    Synonym: durdurma
  2. (law) arrest, detention
    Synonym: tutuklama

Declension

Declension of tevkif
singular plural
nominative tevkif tevkifler
definite accusative tevkifi tevkifleri
dative tevkife tevkiflere
locative tevkifte tevkiflerde
ablative tevkiften tevkiflerden
genitive tevkifin tevkiflerin

Derived terms

  • tevkif etmek
  • tevkifhane

References

  • “tevkif”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tevkif”, 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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