umut

From Ottoman Turkish امید (umut),^[1] from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (umut, “hope”). Its relation to Persian امید (omêd, “hope”) is not clear. According to Starostin although it may be a derivative of Proto-Turkic *um- (“to hope for”), (see Turkish um-) it tends to merge with the Persian word^[2] (see also ümit). Nişanyan points out that it is akin to Karakhanid [script needed] (umunç, “desire, hope”), [script needed] (umdu, “desire”), Old Uyghur [script needed] (umuɣ, “desire”), which are all derived from Proto-Turkic *um-.^[3] Equivalent to um- (“to hope”) +‎ -ut.

• IPA^(key): /uˈmut/, [uʷˈmʊʷt̟]

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• Hyphenation: u‧mut

umut (definite accusative umudu, plural umutlar)

1. hope (belief that something hoped for can happen), wish
2. expectation

• beklenti
• ümit

• ummak