bir nebze

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بر نبذه (bir nebze),[1] from بر (bir) and نبذه (nebze),[2][3] equivalent to bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”) +‎ nebze (“the smallest particle of a thing, an iota”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbiɾ.neb.ze/
  • Hyphenation: bir‧neb‧ze

Adverb

bir nebze

  1. (figuratively) in a very small degree or amount, a little bit
    Synonyms: zerre kadar, zerrece
  2. (figuratively) for a very short time, for a moment
    Synonyms: bir an, bir ara

References
  1. Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بر نبذه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1268
  2. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “nebze”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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