cazip

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جاذب‎ (cāzib, “that draws to itself, that attracts, attractive”),[1][2] from Arabic جَاذِب‎ (jāḏib, “attractive”), active participle of جَذَبَ‎ (jaḏaba, “to attract, to captivate”).[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaːˈzip/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧zip

Adjective

cazip

  1. attractive, alluring
    Synonyms: alımlı, cazibeli

Declension

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890), “جاذب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 634
  2. Kélékian, Diran (1911), “جاذب”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 429
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “cazip”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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