teşebbüs

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تشبث, from Arabic تَشَبُّث (tašabbuṯ), verbal noun of تَشَبَّثَ (tašabbaṯa, to be stubborn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /te.ʃebˈbys/
  • Hyphenation: te‧şeb‧büs

Noun

teşebbüs (definite accusative teşebbüsü, plural teşebbüsler)

  1. effort, initiative, a determined start [from 17th c.]
  2. attempt [from 20th c.]
    Synonym: girişim

Usage notes

  • The action being attempted is in the dative.

Derived terms

Turkish terms derived from the Arabic root ش ب ث (0 c, 1 e)

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