zahiren

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ظاهرا (zâhiren), from Arabic ظَاهِرًا (ẓāhiran), adverbial accusative of ظَاهِر (ẓāhir, apparent). By surface analysis, zahir (apparent) +‎ -en. Compare Azerbaijani zahirən, Uzbek zohiran, Uyghur زاھىرەن (zahiren).

Adjective

zahiren

  1. seeming

Adverb

zahiren

  1. seemingly