vakıa

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish واقعاً‎, from Arabic واقِعاً‎ (wāqiʕan), adverbial accusative of وَاقِع‎ (wāqiʕ).

Adverb

vakıa

  1. (obsolete) in fact, really
    Synonyms: gerçi, aslında

References
  • Kélékian, Diran (1911), “واقعا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1301
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890), “واقعا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2123
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 1216

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish واقعه‎, from Arabic وَاقِعَة‎ (wāqiʕa).

Noun

vakıa (definite accusative vakıayı, plural vakıalar)

  1. fact, event

References
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