zaten

Crimean Tatar

Adverb

zaten

  1. altogether, in general

Dutch

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -aːtən

Verb

zaten

  1. inflection of zitten:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ذاتاً (zaten, “personally; essentially”), adverbial accusative of ذَات (ḏāt). Formally, the Arabic accusative of zat.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzaːtɛn/

Adverb

zaten

  1. already
  2. in any case
  3. in fact

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “zaten”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ذاتا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 943
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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