Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زیان ایتمك (ziyān itmek, etmek, to cause injury or loss),[1] from زیان (ziyān), equivalent to compound of ziyan (damage, loss)etmek (to do, to make).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ziˈjan.et.mec/, (colloquial) /ziˈjaːn.et.mec/
  • Hyphenation: zi‧yan‧et‧mek

Verb

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ziyan etmek (third-person singular simple present ziyan eder)

  1. (transitive) To cause a loss or waste, to spend groundlessly.
  2. (transitive) To cause damage to.

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “زیان ایتمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1021
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ziyan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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