vekâleten

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وكالةً (vekāleten),[1][2] from Arabic وِكَالَةً (wikālatan) adverbial accusative of وِكَالَة (wikāla, agency, proxy).[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /veˈcaːle.ten/
  • Hyphenation: ve‧kâ‧le‧ten

Adverb

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vekâleten

  1. Not in person; by proxy, on behalf of.
    Synonyms: yerine, (dated) temsilen
    Antonyms: kendi adına, (dated) asaleten
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References

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  1. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “وكالةً”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1314
  2. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “وَكالَةً”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1497
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “vekâlet”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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